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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

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

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Canto 9 · Chapter 12: The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra

9.12.12 9.12.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.12.13

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.12.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

बृहद्राजस्तु तस्यापि बर्हिस्तस्मात् कृतञ्जय: ।

रणञ्जयस्तस्य सुत: सञ्जयो भविता तत: ॥ १३ ॥

bṛhadrājas tu tasyāpi

barhis tasmāt kṛtañjayaḥ

raṇañjayas tasya sutaḥ

sañjayo bhavitā tataḥ

Translation

From Amitrajit will come a son named Bṛhadrāja, from Bṛhadrāja will come Barhi, and from Barhi will come Kṛtañjaya. The son of Kṛtañjaya will be known as Raṇañjaya, and from him will come a son named Sañjaya.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

From Amitrajit to Sañjaya

1
Amitrajit will have a son named Bṛhadrāja.
2
From Bṛhadrāja will come Barhi, and from Barhi will come Kṛtañjaya.
3
Kṛtañjaya’s son will be Raṇañjaya, and Raṇañjaya’s son will be Sañjaya.

How it feels

Exile and separation → Loyalty and reunion. Duty, loss and sacrifice shape the dramatic center of this canto.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 9: The pastimes of Lord Rāmacandra. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 12: The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The future descendants of Bṛhadbala will be Bṛhadraṇa, Ūrukriya, Vatsavṛddha, Prativyoma, Bhānu, Divāka, Sahadeva, Bṛhadaśva, Bhānumān, Pratīkāśva, Supratīka, Marudeva, Sunakṣatra, Puṣkara, Antarikṣa, Sutapā, Amitrajit, Bṛhadrāja, Barhi, Kṛtañjaya, Raṇañjaya, Sañjaya, Śākya, Śuddhoda, Lāṅgala, Prasenajit, Kṣudraka, Raṇaka, Suratha and Sumitra. All of them will become kings one after another.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.12

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

bṛhadrājaḥBṛhadrāja
tubut
tasya apiof Amitrajit
barhiḥBarhi
tasmātfrom Barhi
kṛtañjayaḥKṛtañjaya
raṇañjayaḥRaṇañjaya
tasyaof Kṛtañjaya

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

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which father-to-son connections in this verse need a second, slower reading?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, pausing at each name to notice its place in the succession.

Live this todayFrom Amitrajit to SañjayaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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