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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth
9.18.199.18.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.18.20-21

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

तं वीरमाहौशनसी प्रेमनिर्भरया गिरा ।

राजंस्त्वया गृहीतो मे पाणि: परपुरञ्जय ॥ २० ॥

हस्तग्राहोऽपरो मा भूद् गृहीतायास्त्वया हि मे ।

एष ईशकृतो वीर सम्बन्धो नौ न पौरुष: ॥ २१ ॥

taṁ vīram āhauśanasī

prema-nirbharayā girā

rājaṁs tvayā gṛhīto me

pāṇiḥ para-purañjaya

hasta-grāho ’paro mā bhūd

gṛhītāyās tvayā hi me

eṣa īśa-kṛto vīra

sambandho nau na pauruṣaḥ

Translation

With words saturated with love and affection, Devayānī said to King Yayāti: O great hero, O King, conqueror of the cities of your enemies, by accepting my hand you have accepted me as your married wife. Let me not be touched by others, for our relationship as husband and wife has been made possible by providence, not by any human being.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devayānī Asks for a Lasting Commitment

  1. 1

    Devayānī addressed King Yayāti with love and affection. She said that by accepting her hand, he had accepted her as his wife.

  2. 2

    The purport describes joining the bride's and bridegroom's hands as a long-standing marriage custom. On this basis, they could be regarded as married.

  3. 3

    Devayānī was enamored with Yayāti and asked him not to change his mind or let another marry her. She understood their relationship as arranged by providence.

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