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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 9 · Chapter 13: The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi

9.13.6 9.13.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.13.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.13.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गन्धवस्तुषु तद् देहं निधाय मुनिसत्तमा: ।

समाप्ते सत्रयागे च देवानूचु: समागतान् ॥ ७ ॥

gandha-vastuṣu tad-dehaṁ

nidhāya muni-sattamāḥ

samāpte satra-yāge ca

devān ūcuḥ samāgatān

Translation

During the performance of the yajña, the body relinquished by Mahārāja Nimi was preserved in fragrant substances, and at the end of the Satra-yāga the great saints and brāhmaṇas made the following request to all the demigods assembled there.

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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.

Care During the Sacrifice

1
The body relinquished by Mahārāja Nimi was preserved in fragrant substances.
2
His body remained preserved during the performance of the yajña.
3
At the end of the Satra-yāga, the great saints and brāhmaṇas addressed a request to the assembled demigods.

How it feels

Longing and conflict → Detachment and justice. Dynastic episodes explore personal desire and force.

Chapters 13–17 of Canto 9: Nimi, Purūravā and Paraśurāma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 13: The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The priests who were engaged in the sacrifice for King Nimi preserved Nimi’s body in fragrant chemicals. When the sacrifice was over, the priests prayed for Nimi’s life to all the demigods who had come to the arena of yajña, but Mahārāja Nimi refused to take birth again in a material body because he considered the material body obnoxious.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.13