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  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
9.15.79.15.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.15.8

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

स ऋषि: प्रार्थित: पत्‍न्या श्वश्र्वा चापत्यकाम्यया ।

श्रपयित्वोभयैर्मन्त्रैश्चरुं स्‍नातुं गतो मुनि: ॥ ८ ॥

sa ṛṣiḥ prārthitaḥ patnyā

śvaśrvā cāpatya-kāmyayā

śrapayitvobhayair mantraiś

caruṁ snātuṁ gato muniḥ

Translation

Thereafter, Ṛcīka Muni’s wife and mother-in-law, each desiring a son, requested the Muni to prepare an oblation. Thus Ṛcīka Muni prepared one oblation for his wife with a brāhmaṇa mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kṣatriya mantra. Then he went out to bathe.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Different Oblations for Different Requests

  1. 1

    Ṛcīka Muni’s wife and mother-in-law each desired a son and asked him to prepare an oblation.

  2. 2

    He prepared an oblation for his wife with a brāhmaṇa mantra and another for his mother-in-law with a kṣatriya mantra.

  3. 3

    After preparing the two oblations, Ṛcīka Muni went out to bathe.

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. saḥhe (Ṛcīka)
  2. ṛṣiḥthe great saint
  3. prārthitaḥbeing requested
  4. patnyāby his wife
  5. śvaśrvāby his mother-in-law
  6. caalso
  7. apatya-kāmyayādesiring a son
  8. śrapayitvāafter cooking
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.15

    In this verse: “mother-in-law”

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

Am I attending carefully to which preparation was intended for each person?

Practice

Write two short lines matching each recipient with the mantra used for her oblation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDifferent Oblations for Different RequestsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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