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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
9.16.149.16.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.16.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ते दु:खरोषामर्षार्तिशोकवेगविमोहिता: ।

हा तात साधो धर्मिष्ठ त्यक्त्वास्मान्स्वर्गतो भवान् ॥ १५ ॥

te duḥkha-roṣāmarṣārti-

śoka-vega-vimohitāḥ

hā tāta sādho dharmiṣṭha

tyaktvāsmān svar-gato bhavān

Translation

Virtually bewildered by grief, anger, indignation, affliction and lamentation, the sons of Jamadagni cried, “O father, most religious, saintly person, you have left us and gone to the heavenly planets!”

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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.

Grief and Remembrance of a Saintly Father

  1. 1

    The sons of Jamadagni were virtually bewildered by grief, anger, indignation, affliction and lamentation.

  2. 2

    They addressed their father as a most religious and saintly person.

  3. 3

    They cried that he had left them and gone to the heavenly planets.

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:

Thereafter, Paraśurāma joined the head of his father to the dead body and performed various sacrifices to please the Supreme Lord. Thus Jamadagni got life again in his body, and later he was promoted to the higher planetary system known as Saptarṣi-maṇḍala.
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. teall the sons of Jamadagni
  2. duḥkhaof grief
  3. roṣaanger
  4. amarṣaindignation
  5. ārtiaffliction
  6. śokaand lamentation
  7. vegawith the force
  8. vimohitāḥbewildered
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “lamentation”, “cried”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “religious”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “father”

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 religious or saintly quality do I especially value in someone dear to me?

Practice

Write one sentence appreciating a religious or saintly quality in someone you respect.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGrief and Remembrance of a Saintly FatherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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