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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
9.18.329.18.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.18.33

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.18.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यदुं च तुर्वसुं चैव देवयानी व्यजायत ।

द्रुह्युं चानुं च पूरुं च शर्मिष्ठा वार्षपर्वणी ॥ ३३ ॥

yaduṁ ca turvasuṁ caiva

devayānī vyajāyata

druhyuṁ cānuṁ ca pūruṁ ca

śarmiṣṭhā vārṣaparvaṇī

Translation

Devayānī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu, and Śarmiṣṭhā gave birth to Druhyu, Anu and Pūru.

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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.

The Sons of Devayānī and Śarmiṣṭhā

  1. 1

    Devayānī gave birth to Yadu and Turvasu.

  2. 2

    Śarmiṣṭhā gave birth to Druhyu, Anu and Pūru.

  3. 3

    The verse names five sons and clearly identifies the mother of each.

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:

Thereafter, Devayānī, crying loudly, told her father about Śarmiṣṭhā’s behavior. Upon hearing of this incident, Śukrācārya was very angry and wanted to chastise Vṛṣaparvā, Śarmiṣṭhā’s father.
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. yadumYadu
  2. caand
  3. turvasumTurvasu
  4. ca evaas well as
  5. devayānīthe daughter of Śukrācārya
  6. vyajāyatagave birth to
  7. druhyumDruhyu
  8. caand
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.18

    In this verse: “mother”

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

Can I distinguish Devayānī’s sons from Śarmiṣṭhā’s sons?

Practice

Write the two mothers’ names and list each one’s sons beneath her name.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Sons of Devayānī and ŚarmiṣṭhāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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