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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 9 · Chapter 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation

9.14.49 9.15.2-3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.15.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.15.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच

ऐलस्य चोर्वशीगर्भात् षडासन्नात्मजा नृप ।

आयु: श्रुतायु: सत्यायू रयोऽथ विजयो जय: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

ailasya corvaśī-garbhāt

ṣaḍ āsann ātmajā nṛpa

āyuḥ śrutāyuḥ satyāyū

rayo ’tha vijayo jayaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King Parīkṣit, from the womb of Urvaśī, six sons were generated by Purūravā. Their names were Āyu, Śrutāyu, Satyāyu, Raya, Vijaya and Jaya.

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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.

The Six Sons of Purūravā

1
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continues speaking to King Parīkṣit.
2
Purūravā had six sons born from the womb of Urvaśī.
3
Their names were Āyu, Śrutāyu, Satyāyu, Raya, Vijaya and Jaya.

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 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From the womb of Urvaśī came six sons, named Āyu, Śrutāyu, Satyāyu, Raya, Jaya and Vijaya. The son of Śrutāyu was Vasumān, the son of Satyāyu was Śrutañjaya, the son of Raya was Eka, the son of Jaya was Amita, and the son of Vijaya was Bhīma.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.15

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
ailasyaof Purūravā
caalso
urvaśī-garbhātfrom the womb of Urvaśī
ṣaṭsix
āsanthere were
ātmajāḥsons
nṛpaO King Parīkṣit

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 9.15
In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I name the six sons without confusing their similar names?

Practice

Read the six names aloud slowly once, then recall as many as you can.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Six Sons of PurūravāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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