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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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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 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation
9.15.119.15.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.15.12-13

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

सा चाभूत् सुमहत्पुण्या कौशिकी लोकपावनी ।

रेणो: सुतां रेणुकां वै जमदग्निरुवाह याम् ॥ १२ ॥

तस्यां वै भार्गवऋषे: सुता वसुमदादय: ।

यवीयाञ्जज्ञ एतेषां राम इत्यभिविश्रुत: ॥ १३ ॥

sā cābhūt sumahat-puṇyā

kauśikī loka-pāvanī

reṇoḥ sutāṁ reṇukāṁ vai

jamadagnir uvāha yām

tasyāṁ vai bhārgava-ṛṣeḥ

sutā vasumad-ādayaḥ

yavīyāñ jajña eteṣāṁ

rāma ity abhiviśrutaḥ

Translation

Satyavatī later became the sacred river Kauśikī to purify the entire world, and her son, Jamadagni, married Reṇukā, the daughter of Reṇu. By the semen of Jamadagni, many sons, headed by Vasumān, were born from the womb of Reṇukā. The youngest of them was named Rāma, or Paraśurāma.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Paraśurāma Appears in Jamadagni’s Family

  1. 1

    Satyavatī later became the sacred river Kauśikī to purify the entire world.

  2. 2

    Her son Jamadagni married Reṇukā, the daughter of Reṇu.

  3. 3

    Jamadagni and Reṇukā had many sons, headed by Vasumān. The youngest was named Rāma, or Paraśurāma.

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