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  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
9.14.79.14.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.14.8

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.14.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

निवेदितोऽथाङ्गिरसा सोमं निर्भर्त्स्य विश्वकृत् ।

तारां स्वभर्त्रे प्रायच्छदन्तर्वत्नीमवैत् पति: ॥ ८ ॥

nivedito ’thāṅgirasā

somaṁ nirbhartsya viśva-kṛt

tārāṁ sva-bhartre prāyacchad

antarvatnīm avait patiḥ

Translation

When Lord Brahmā was fully informed by Aṅgirā about the entire incident, he severely chastised the moon-god, Soma. Thus Lord Brahmā delivered Tārā to her husband, who could then understand that she was pregnant.

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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.

Brahmā Intervenes After Hearing the Facts

  1. 1

    Aṅgirā fully informed Lord Brahmā about the entire incident.

  2. 2

    Lord Brahmā severely chastised Soma, the moon-god.

  3. 3

    Brahmā returned Tārā to her husband, Bṛhaspati, who then understood that she was pregnant.

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:

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. 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.
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. niveditaḥbeing fully informed
  2. athathus
  3. aṅgirasāby Aṅgirā Muni
  4. somamthe moon-god
  5. nirbhartsyachastising severely
  6. viśva-kṛtLord Brahmā
  7. tārāmTārā, the wife of Bṛhaspati
  8. sva-bhartreunto her husband
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 9.14

    In this verse: “understand”

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 seek a full account before responding to a serious problem?

Practice

In one unsettled matter today, ask for a missing fact before drawing a conclusion.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBrahmā Intervenes After Hearing the FactsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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