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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
9.15.5-69.15.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.15.7

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

इत्युक्तस्तन्मतं ज्ञात्वा गत: स वरुणान्तिकम् ।

आनीय दत्त्वा तानश्वानुपयेमे वराननाम् ॥ ७ ॥

ity uktas tan-mataṁ jñātvā

gataḥ sa varuṇāntikam

ānīya dattvā tān aśvān

upayeme varānanām

Translation

When King Gādhi made this demand, the great sage Ṛcīka could understand the King’s mind. Therefore he went to the demigod Varuṇa and brought from him the one thousand horses that Gādhi had demanded. After delivering these horses, the sage married the King’s beautiful daughter.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Ṛcīka Fulfills Gādhi’s Demand

  1. 1

    Ṛcīka understood King Gādhi’s mind when he heard the demand.

  2. 2

    He went to the demigod Varuṇa and obtained the one thousand horses Gādhi had requested.

  3. 3

    After delivering the horses, Ṛcīka married the King’s beautiful daughter.

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:

Satyavatī married Ṛcīka Muni after the muni contributed a substantial dowry, and from the womb of Satyavatī by Ṛcīka Muni, Jamadagni was born. The son of Jamadagni was Rāma, or Paraśurāma.
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. itithus
  2. uktaḥhaving been requested
  3. tat-matamhis mind
  4. jñātvā(the sage) could understand
  5. gataḥwent
  6. saḥhe
  7. varuṇa-antikamto the place of Varuṇa
  8. ānīyahaving brought
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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”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 9.15

    In this verse: “understand”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 9.15

    In this verse: “heard”

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

What can I notice about Ṛcīka’s practical response to this difficult demand?

Practice

For one commitment you have made, identify and complete a small step toward fulfilling it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayṚcīka Fulfills Gādhi’s DemandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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