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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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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Canto 9 · Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī
9.13.279.14.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.14.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.14.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अथात: श्रुयतां राजन् वंश: सोमस्य पावन: ।

यस्मिन्नैलादयो भूपा: कीर्त्यन्ते पुण्यकीर्तय: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

athātaḥ śrūyatāṁ rājan

vaṁśaḥ somasya pāvanaḥ

yasminn ailādayo bhūpāḥ

kīrtyante puṇya-kīrtayaḥ

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī said to Mahārāja Parīkṣit: O King, thus far you have heard the description of the dynasty of the sun-god. Now hear the most glorious and purifying description of the dynasty of the moon-god. This description mentions kings like Aila [Purūravā] of whom it is glorious to hear.

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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 the Purifying History Attentively

  1. 1

    Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī has described the dynasty of the sun-god to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

  2. 2

    He now invites the King to hear the most glorious and purifying description of the moon-god’s dynasty.

  3. 3

    This description includes kings like Aila [Purūravā], of whom it is glorious to hear.

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

Further reading

Chapter 14: King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Brahmā had a son named Atri, and Atri’s son was Soma, the king of all drugs and stars. Soma became the conqueror of the entire universe, and, being inflated with pride, he kidnapped Tārā, who was the wife of Bṛhaspati, the spiritual master of the demigods.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. athanow (after hearing the history of the dynasty of the sun)
  3. ataḥtherefore
  4. śrūyatāmjust hear from me
  5. rājanO King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
  6. vaṁśaḥthe dynasty
  7. somasyaof the moon-god
  8. pāvanaḥwhich is purifying to hear about
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “king”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “purifying”

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

How can I give more attentive hearing to this purifying description?

Practice

Read this translation aloud once, giving your full attention to the invitation to hear.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear the Purifying History AttentivelyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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