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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 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class
9.16.299.16.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.30

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.16.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पुत्रं कृत्वा शुन:शेफं देवरातं च भार्गवम् ।

आजीगर्तं सुतानाह ज्येष्ठ एष प्रकल्प्यताम् ॥ ३० ॥

putraṁ kṛtvā śunaḥśephaṁ

devarātaṁ ca bhārgavam

ājīgartaṁ sutān āha

jyeṣṭha eṣa prakalpyatām

Translation

Viśvāmitra accepted the son of Ajīgarta known as Śunaḥśepha, who was born in the Bhṛgu dynasty and was also known as Devarāta, as one of his own sons. Viśvāmitra ordered his other sons to accept Śunaḥśepha as their eldest brother.

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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.

Viśvāmitra Accepts Śunaḥśepha as His Son

  1. 1

    Śunaḥśepha was the son of Ajīgarta and was born in the Bhṛgu dynasty.

  2. 2

    Viśvāmitra accepted Śunaḥśepha, also known as Devarāta, as one of his own sons.

  3. 3

    Viśvāmitra instructed his other sons to accept Śunaḥśepha as their eldest brother.

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:

Viśvāmitra’s fifty-first son, along with his younger brothers, then accepted Śunaḥśepha as their eldest brother, and their father, Viśvāmitra, being satisfied, blessed them. Thus Devarāta was accepted in the dynasty of Kauśika, and consequently there are different divisions of that dynasty.
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. putrama son
  2. kṛtvāaccepting
  3. śunaḥśephamwhose name was Śunaḥśepha
  4. devarātamDevarāta, whose life was saved by the demigods
  5. caalso
  6. bhārgavamborn in the Bhṛgu dynasty
  7. ājīgartamthe son of Ajīgarta
  8. sutānto his own sons
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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

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 stands out to me about the place Viśvāmitra gave his newly accepted son?

Practice

Write one sentence recalling how Viśvāmitra asked his sons to receive Śunaḥśepha.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.16's connections

Live this todayViśvāmitra Accepts Śunaḥśepha as His SonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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