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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.1.4

Who is speaking and story frame

तेषां वंशं पृथग् ब्रह्मन् वंशानुचरितानि च ।

कीर्तयस्व महाभाग नित्यं शुश्रूषतां हि न: ॥ ४ ॥

teṣāṁ vaṁśaṁ pṛthag brahman

vaṁśānucaritāni ca

kīrtayasva mahā-bhāga

nityaṁ śuśrūṣatāṁ hi naḥ

Translation

O greatly fortunate Śukadeva Gosvāmī, O great brāhmaṇa, kindly describe to us separately the dynasties and characteristics of all those kings, for we are always eager to hear such topics from you.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear With Eagerness and Respect

  1. 1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī is addressed respectfully as greatly fortunate and as a great brāhmaṇa.

  2. 2

    The listeners ask him to describe the kings’ dynasties and characteristics separately.

  3. 3

    They express an ongoing eagerness to hear these topics from him.

How it feels

Change → Acceptance. The instability of worldly identities is a recurring premise.

Chapters 1–3 of Canto 9: Dynastic origins and domestic transformations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

By the desire of Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Śukadeva Gosvāmī told about the dynasty of Vaivasvata Manu, who was formerly King Satyavrata, the ruler of Draviḍa. While describing this dynasty, he also described how the Supreme Personality of Godhead, while lying down in the waters of devastation, gave birth to Lord Brahmā from a lotus generated from His navel.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. teṣāmof all those kings
  2. vaṁśamthe dynasties
  3. pṛthakseparately
  4. brahmanO great brāhmaṇa (Śukadeva Gosvāmī)
  5. vaṁśa-anucaritāni caand their dynasties and characteristics
  6. kīrtayasvakindly describe
  7. mahā-bhāgaO greatly fortunate one
  8. nityameternally
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.1

    In this verse: “kings”, “kings’”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 9.1

    In this verse: “kindly”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would help you approach your study with greater eagerness and respect?

Practice

Before reading today, pause and form one sincere question about what you hope to understand.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear With Eagerness and RespectThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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