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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.12.3-4

Who is speaking and story frame

सगणस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद् विधृतिश्चाभवत् सुत: ।

ततो हिरण्यनाभोऽभूद् योगाचार्यस्तु जैमिने: ॥ ३ ॥

शिष्य: कौशल्य आध्यात्मं याज्ञवल्‍क्योऽध्यगाद् यत: ।

योगं महोदयम् ऋषिर्हृदयग्रन्थिभेदकम् ॥ ४ ॥

sagaṇas tat-sutas tasmād

vidhṛtiś cābhavat sutaḥ

tato hiraṇyanābho ’bhūd

yogācāryas tu jaimineḥ

śiṣyaḥ kauśalya ādhyātmaṁ

yājñavalkyo ’dhyagād yataḥ

yogaṁ mahodayam ṛṣir

hṛdaya-granthi-bhedakam

Translation

The son of Vajranābha was Sagaṇa, and his son was Vidhṛti. The son of Vidhṛti was Hiraṇyanābha, who became a disciple of Jaimini and became a great ācārya of mystic yoga. It is from Hiraṇyanābha that the great saint Yājñavalkya learned the highly elevated system of mystic yoga known as ādhyātma-yoga, which can loosen the knots of material attachment in the heart.

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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.

Yoga Loosens the Heart’s Material Attachments

  1. 1

    Vajranābha’s son was Sagaṇa, whose son was Vidhṛti. Vidhṛti’s son was Hiraṇyanābha.

  2. 2

    Hiraṇyanābha became a disciple of Jaimini and a great ācārya of mystic yoga.

  3. 3

    The great saint Yājñavalkya learned ādhyātma-yoga from Hiraṇyanābha. This highly elevated system can loosen the knots of material attachment in the heart.

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

Further reading

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

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From Vidhṛti came Hiraṇyanābha, who later became the disciple of Jaimini and propounded the system of mystic yoga in which Yājñavalkya was initiated. Following in this dynasty were Puṣpa, Dhruvasandhi, Sudarśana, Agnivarṇa, Śīghra and Maru.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sagaṇaḥSagaṇa
  2. tatthis (Vajranābha’s)
  3. sutaḥson
  4. tasmātfrom him
  5. vidhṛtiḥVidhṛti
  6. caalso
  7. abhavatwas born
  8. sutaḥhis son
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 9.12

    In this verse: “attachment”, “material”

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 material attachment in your heart would you like to see loosened?

Practice

Write down one material attachment you notice, and reread the verse’s description of ādhyātma-yoga.

Live this todayYoga Loosens the Heart’s Material AttachmentsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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