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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
9.16.79.16.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.16.8

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

उत्तस्थुस्ते कुशलिनो निद्रापाय इवाञ्जसा ।

पितुर्विद्वांस्तपोवीर्यं रामश्चक्रे सुहृद्वधम् ॥ ८ ॥

uttasthus te kuśalino

nidrāpāya ivāñjasā

pitur vidvāṁs tapo-vīryaṁ

rāmaś cakre suhṛd-vadham

Translation

Thereafter, by the benediction of Jamadagni, Lord Paraśurāma’s mother and brothers immediately came alive and were very happy, as if awakened from sound sleep. Lord Paraśurāma had killed his relatives in accordance with his father’s order because he was fully aware of his father’s power, austerity and learning.

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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.

His Family Restored to Life

  1. 1

    By Jamadagni’s benediction, Paraśurāma’s mother and brothers immediately came alive.

  2. 2

    They were very happy, as if they had awakened from sound sleep.

  3. 3

    Paraśurāma had acted on his father’s order because he fully knew his father’s power, austerity and learning.

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:

Paraśurāma killed his mother and brothers, but later, by dint of the austerities of Jamadagni, they were revived. The sons of Kārtavīryārjuna, however, remembering the death of their father, wanted to take revenge against Lord Paraśurāma, and therefore when Paraśurāma was absent from the āśrama, they killed Jamadagni, who was meditating on the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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. uttasthuḥgot up immediately
  2. teLord Paraśurāma’s mother and brothers
  3. kuśalinaḥbeing happily alive
  4. nidrā-apāyeat the end of sound sleep
  5. ivalike
  6. añjasāvery soon
  7. pituḥof his father
  8. vidvānbeing aware of
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “mother”, “father’s”

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

Why is Paraśurāma’s knowledge of his father’s power essential to understanding this event?

Practice

Write one sentence connecting the family’s restoration with Paraśurāma’s knowledge of his father’s power.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHis Family Restored to LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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