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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
9.16.239.16.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.24

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.16.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स्वदेहं जमदग्निस्तु लब्ध्वा संज्ञानलक्षणम् ।

ऋषीणां मण्डले सोऽभूत् सप्तमो रामपूजित: ॥ २४ ॥

sva-dehaṁ jamadagnis tu

labdhvā saṁjñāna-lakṣaṇam

ṛṣīṇāṁ maṇḍale so ’bhūt

saptamo rāma-pūjitaḥ

Translation

Thus Jamadagni, being worshiped by Lord Paraśurāma, was brought back to life with full remembrance, and he became one of the seven sages in the group of seven stars.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Jamadagni Restored to Life and Honor

  1. 1

    Being worshiped by Lord Paraśurāma, Jamadagni regained his own body with full remembrance.

  2. 2

    Jamadagni became one of the seven sages residing on the seven stars called saptarṣi-maṇḍala.

  3. 3

    The purport describes these seven stars as revolving around the polestar. Each completes an orbit within twenty-four hours.

Key points from the purport
  • The seven stars revolving around the polestar at the zenith are called saptarṣi-maṇḍala.
  • On these seven stars, which form the topmost part of our planetary system, reside seven sages: Kaśyapa, Atri, Vasiṣṭha, Viśvāmitra, Gautama, Jamadagni and Bharadvāja.
  • Along with these seven stars, all the others stars also orbit from east to west.

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 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus Jamadagni got life again in his body, and later he was promoted to the higher planetary system known as Saptarṣi-maṇḍala. Paraśurāma, the son of Jamadagni, still lives in Mahendra-parvata.
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. sva-dehamhis own body
  2. jamadagniḥthe great sage Jamadagni
  3. tubut
  4. labdhvāregaining
  5. saṁjñāna-lakṣaṇamshowing full symptoms of life, knowledge and remembrance
  6. ṛṣīṇāmof the great ṛṣis
  7. maṇḍalein the group of seven stars
  8. saḥhe, Jamadagni
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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 detail about Jamadagni’s restoration helps me read this account more attentively?

Practice

Reread the translation and recall both what Jamadagni regained and the position he received.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJamadagni Restored to Life and HonorThis 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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