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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 17: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā
9.17.119.17.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.17.12

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.17.1-3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत: शान्तरजो जज्ञे कृतकृत्य: स आत्मवान् ।

रजे: पञ्चशतान्यासन् पुत्राणाममितौजसाम् ॥ १२ ॥

tataḥ śāntarajo jajñe

kṛta-kṛtyaḥ sa ātmavān

rajeḥ pañca-śatāny āsan

putrāṇām amitaujasām

Translation

From Citrakṛt was born a son named Śāntaraja, a self-realized soul who performed all kinds of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies and therefore did not beget any progeny. The sons of Rajī were five hundred, all very powerful.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śāntaraja’s Self-Realization and Rajī’s Powerful Sons

  1. 1

    Citrakṛt’s son was Śāntaraja, a self-realized soul.

  2. 2

    Śāntaraja performed all kinds of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies. The translation states that he therefore did not beget any progeny.

  3. 3

    Rajī had five hundred sons, all very powerful.

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 17: The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The son of Śuci was Citrakṛt, whose son was Śāntaraja. Rajī had five hundred sons, all of extraordinary strength.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.17
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥfrom Citrakṛt
  2. śāntarajaḥa son named Śāntaraja
  3. jajñewas born
  4. kṛta-kṛtyaḥperformed all kinds of ritualistic ceremonies
  5. saḥhe
  6. ātmavāna self-realized soul
  7. rajeḥof Rajī
  8. pañca-śatānifive hundred
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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 you in the different descriptions of Śāntaraja and Rajī’s sons?

Practice

Write two short notes: one describing Śāntaraja’s self-realization and one describing Rajī’s sons.

Live this todayŚāntaraja’s Self-Realization and Rajī’s Powerful SonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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