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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

9.15.1 9.15.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.15.2-3

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

श्रुतायोर्वसुमान् पुत्र: सत्यायोश्च श्रुतञ्जय: ।

रयस्य सुत एकश्च जयस्य तनयोऽमित: ॥ २ ॥

भीमस्तु विजयस्याथ काञ्चनो होत्रकस्तत: ।

तस्य जह्नु: सुतो गङ्गां गण्डूषीकृत्य योऽपिबत् ॥ ३ ॥

śrutāyor vasumān putraḥ

satyāyoś ca śrutañjayaḥ

rayasya suta ekaś ca

jayasya tanayo ’mitaḥ

bhīmas tu vijayasyātha

kāñcano hotrakas tataḥ

tasya jahnuḥ suto gaṅgāṁ

gaṇḍūṣī-kṛtya yo ’pibat

Translation

The son of Śrutāyu was Vasumān; the son of Satyāyu, Śrutañjaya; the son of Raya, Eka; the son of Jaya, Amita; and the son of Vijaya, Bhīma. The son of Bhīma was Kāñcana; the son of Kāñcana was Hotraka; and the son of Hotraka was Jahnu, who drank all the water of the Ganges in one sip.

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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 Family Line Reaches Jahnu

1
Śrutāyu’s son was Vasumān, Satyāyu’s son was Śrutañjaya, Raya’s son was Eka, and Jaya’s son was Amita.
2
Vijaya’s son was Bhīma. From Bhīma came Kāñcana, from Kāñcana came Hotraka, and from Hotraka came Jahnu.
3
Jahnu drank all the water of the Ganges in one sip.

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:

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. Bhīma’s son was named Kāñcana, the son of Kāñcana was Hotraka, and the son of Hotraka was Jahnu, who was celebrated for having drunk all the water of the Ganges in one sip.

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