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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 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth
9.18.339.18.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.18.34

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.18.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गर्भसम्भवमासुर्या भर्तुर्विज्ञाय मानिनी ।

देवयानी पितुर्गेहं ययौ क्रोधविमूर्छिता ॥ ३४ ॥

garbha-sambhavam āsuryā

bhartur vijñāya māninī

devayānī pitur gehaṁ

yayau krodha-vimūrchitā

Translation

When the proud Devayānī understood from outside sources that Śarmiṣṭhā was pregnant by her husband, she was frenzied with anger. Thus she departed for her father’s house.

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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.

Devayānī Leaves in Anger

  1. 1

    Devayānī learned from outside sources that Śarmiṣṭhā was pregnant by her husband.

  2. 2

    The translation describes Devayānī as proud and frenzied with anger upon learning this.

  3. 3

    In that angry state, she left for her father’s house.

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:

In great anger, she immediately left for her father’s house and told her father everything. Śukrācārya again became angry and cursed Mahārāja Yayāti to become old, but when Yayāti begged Śukrācārya to be merciful to him, Śukrācārya gave him the benediction that he could transfer his old age and invalidity to some young man.
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. garbha-sambhavampregnancy
  2. āsuryāḥof Śarmiṣṭhā
  3. bhartuḥmade possible by her husband
  4. vijñāyaknowing (from the brāhmaṇa astrologers)
  5. māninībeing very proud
  6. devayānīthe daughter of Śukrācārya
  7. pituḥof her father
  8. gehamto the house
  9. yayaudeparted
  10. krodha-vimūrchitāfrenzied because of anger
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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: “proud”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “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

How does intense anger affect the decisions I make after hearing painful news?

Practice

If upsetting news comes today, pause before deciding what to say or do.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevayānī Leaves in AngerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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