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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
9.16.249.16.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.25

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.16.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जामदग्‍न्योऽपि भगवान् राम: कमललोचन: ।

आगामिन्यन्तरे राजन् वर्तयिष्यति वै बृहत् ॥ २५ ॥

jāmadagnyo ’pi bhagavān

rāmaḥ kamala-locanaḥ

āgāminy antare rājan

vartayiṣyati vai bṛhat

Translation

My dear King Parīkṣit, in the next manvantara the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead Lord Paraśurāma, the son of Jamadagni, will be a great propounder of Vedic knowledge. In other words, he will be one of the seven sages.

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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.

The Lord Will Teach Vedic Knowledge

  1. 1

    Lord Paraśurāma, the son of Jamadagni, is described as the lotus-eyed Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    In the next manvantara, He will be a great propounder of Vedic knowledge.

  3. 3

    He will serve in that future period as one of the seven sages.

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:

In the next manvantara, he will become a preacher of Vedic knowledge. In the dynasty of Gādhi, the most powerful Viśvāmitra took birth.
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. jāmadagnyaḥthe son of Jamadagni
  2. apialso
  3. bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead
  4. rāmaḥLord Paraśurāma
  5. kamala-locanaḥwhose eyes are like lotus petals
  6. āgāminicoming
  7. antarein the manvantara, the time of one Manu
  8. rājanO King Parīkṣit
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “king”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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 does hearing that the Lord teaches Vedic knowledge deepen my respect for studying it?

Practice

Read this translation slowly once more, focusing on the Lord’s role as a teacher of Vedic knowledge.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Will Teach Vedic KnowledgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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