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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
9.14.139.14.15-16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.14.14

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.14.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्यात्मयोनिरकृत बुध इत्यभिधां नृप ।

बुद्ध्या गम्भीरया येन पुत्रेणापोडुराण्मुदम् ॥ १४ ॥

tasyātma-yonir akṛta

budha ity abhidhāṁ nṛpa

buddhyā gambhīrayā yena

putreṇāpoḍurāṇ mudam

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, when Lord Brahmā saw that the child was deeply intelligent, he gave the child the name Budha. The moon-god, the ruler of the stars, enjoyed great jubilation because of this son.

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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.

Deep Intelligence Recognized

  1. 1

    Lord Brahmā saw that the child was deeply intelligent.

  2. 2

    Recognizing this intelligence, he gave the child the name Budha.

  3. 3

    The moon-god, the ruler of the stars, felt great jubilation because of his son.

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:

A great fight ensued between the demigods and the asuras, but Brahmā rescued Bṛhaspati’s wife from the clutches of Soma and returned her to her husband, thus stopping the fighting. In the womb of Tārā, Soma begot a son named Budha, who later begot in the womb of Ilā a son named Aila, or Purūravā.
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. tasyaof the child
  2. ātma-yoniḥLord Brahmā
  3. akṛtamade
  4. budhaḥBudha
  5. itithus
  6. abhidhāmthe name
  7. nṛpaO King Parīkṣit
  8. buddhyāby intelligence
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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 9.14

    In this verse: “ruler”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “child”

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

Do I notice and appreciate thoughtful intelligence in others?

Practice

Offer one sincere word of appreciation for someone's thoughtful understanding.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDeep Intelligence RecognizedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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