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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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Canto 9 · Chapter 16: Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class
9.16.359.16.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.36

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

एष व: कुशिका वीरो देवरातस्तमन्वित ।

अन्ये चाष्टकहारीतजयक्रतुमदादय: ॥ ३६ ॥

eṣa vaḥ kuśikā vīro

devarātas tam anvita

anye cāṣṭaka-hārīta-

jaya-kratumad-ādayaḥ

Translation

Viśvāmitra said, “O Kuśikas [descendants of Kauśika], this Devarāta is my son and is one of you. Please obey his orders.” O King Parīkṣit, Viśvāmitra had many other sons, such as Aṣṭaka, Hārīta, Jaya and Kratumān.

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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.

Devarāta Is Recognized as One of Them

  1. 1

    Viśvāmitra addressed the Kuśikas, the descendants of Kauśika, and declared that Devarāta was his son.

  2. 2

    He told them that Devarāta was one of them and asked them to obey his orders.

  3. 3

    Viśvāmitra also had many other sons, including Aṣṭaka, Hārīta, Jaya and Kratumān.

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. eṣaḥthis (Śunaḥśepha)
  2. vaḥlike you
  3. kuśikāḥO Kuśikas
  4. vīraḥmy son
  5. devarātaḥhe is known as Devarāta
  6. tamhim
  7. anvitajust obey
  8. anyeothers
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.16

    In this verse: “king”

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 help someone feel accepted as one of the family?

Practice

Include someone in a family conversation or activity today, making their welcome clear.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevarāta Is Recognized as One of ThemThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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