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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 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth
9.18.12-149.18.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.18.15

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.18.15inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं क्षिपन्तीं शर्मिष्ठा गुरुपुत्रीमभाषत ।

रुषा श्वसन्त्युरङ्गीव धर्षिता दष्टदच्छदा ॥ १५ ॥

evaṁ kṣipantīṁ śarmiṣṭhā

guru-putrīm abhāṣata

ruṣā śvasanty uraṅgīva

dharṣitā daṣṭa-dacchadā

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When thus rebuked in cruel words, Śarmiṣṭhā was very angry. Breathing heavily like a serpent and biting her lower lip with her teeth, she spoke to the daughter of Śukrācārya as follows.

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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.

Cruel Words Stir Anger

  1. 1

    Śarmiṣṭhā became very angry when rebuked with cruel words.

  2. 2

    Her anger showed in her body: she breathed heavily like a serpent and bit her lower lip.

  3. 3

    Feeling offended, she began speaking to the daughter of Śukrācārya.

How it feels

Insatiable desire → Renunciation. Exhausted enjoyment generates insight.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 9: Yayāti's craving and liberation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Devayānī, being very angry, rebuked Śarmiṣṭhā, who also became very angry and responded by rebuking Devayānī and throwing her into a well. By chance, King Yayāti came to that well to drink water, and he found Devayānī and rescued her.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamthus
  2. kṣipantīmchastising
  3. śarmiṣṭhāthe daughter of Vṛṣaparvā
  4. guru-putrīmunto the daughter of the guru, Śukrācārya
  5. abhāṣatasaid
  6. ruṣābeing very angry
  7. śvasantībreathing very heavily
  8. uraṅgī ivalike a serpent
  9. dharṣitāoffended, trampled
  10. daṣṭa-dat-chadābiting her lip with her teeth
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 9.18

    In this verse: “offended”

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 signs in my body warn me that I am about to speak in anger?

Practice

If you feel anger today, pause and notice your breathing before replying.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCruel Words Stir AngerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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