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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
9.15.229.15.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.15.23

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.15.17-19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स एकदा तु मृगयां विचरन् विजने वने ।

यद‍ृच्छयाश्रमपदं जमदग्नेरुपाविशत् ॥ २३ ॥

sa ekadā tu mṛgayāṁ

vicaran vijane vane

yadṛcchayāśrama-padaṁ

jamadagner upāviśat

Translation

Once while Kārtavīryārjuna was wandering unengaged in a solitary forest and hunting, he approached the residence of Jamadagni.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pride Opens the Way to Offense

  1. 1

    While hunting and wandering in a solitary forest, Kārtavīryārjuna approached Jamadagni’s residence.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that he had no business going there. Puffed-up by extraordinary power, he went there and offended Paraśurāma.

  3. 3

    This visit was the prelude to his being killed by Paraśurāma for his offensive act.

Key points from the purport
  • Kārtavīryārjuna had no business going to the residence of Jamadagni, but because he was puffed-up by his extraordinary power, he went there and offended Paraśurāma.
  • This was the prelude to his being killed by Paraśurāma for his offensive act.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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 15: Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From Kuśāmbu came Gādhi, who had a daughter named Satyavatī. Satyavatī married Ṛcīka Muni after the muni contributed a substantial dowry, and from the womb of Satyavatī by Ṛcīka Muni, Jamadagni was born.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥhe, Kārtavīryārjuna
  2. ekadāonce upon a time
  3. tubut
  4. mṛgayāmwhile hunting
  5. vicaranwandering
  6. vijanesolitary
  7. vanein a forest
  8. yadṛcchayāwithout any program
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 9.15

    In this verse: “offended”

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

Does confidence in my abilities ever make me act without considering my purpose or others’ dignity?

Practice

Before entering someone’s space or interrupting them today, pause to consider whether your purpose is respectful.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPride Opens the Way to OffenseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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