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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 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class
9.16.109.16.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.11

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.16.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दृष्ट्वाग्‍न्यागार आसीनमावेशितधियं मुनिम् ।

भगवत्युत्तमश्लोके जघ्नुस्ते पापनिश्चया: ॥ ११ ॥

dṛṣṭvāgny-āgāra āsīnam

āveśita-dhiyaṁ munim

bhagavaty uttamaśloke

jaghnus te pāpa-niścayāḥ

Translation

The sons of Kārtavīryārjuna were determined to commit sinful deeds. Therefore when they saw Jamadagni sitting by the side of the fire to perform yajña and meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is praised by the best of selected prayers, they took the opportunity to kill him.

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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.

Absorption in the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Jamadagni sat beside the fire to perform yajña, meditating upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead is praised by the best of selected prayers.

  3. 3

    The sons of Kārtavīryārjuna were determined to commit sinful deeds. They took the opportunity to kill Jamadagni while he was absorbed in worship.

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 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The sons of Kārtavīryārjuna, however, remembering the death of their father, wanted to take revenge against Lord Paraśurāma, and therefore when Paraśurāma was absent from the āśrama, they killed Jamadagni, who was meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.16
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dṛṣṭvāby seeing
  2. agni-āgāreat the place where the fire sacrifice is performed
  3. āsīnamsitting
  4. āveśitacompletely absorbed
  5. dhiyamby intelligence
  6. munimthe great sage Jamadagni
  7. bhagavatiunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. uttama-ślokewho is praised by the best of selected prayers
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “sinful”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “worship”

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

How can I give more attentive time to remembering the Supreme Personality of Godhead?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute offering a prayer to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAbsorption in the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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