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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
9.18.449.18.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.18.45

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.18.45inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इति प्रमुदित: पूरु: प्रत्यगृह्णाज्जरां पितु: ।

सोऽपि तद्वयसा कामान् यथावज्जुजुषे नृप ॥ ४५ ॥

iti pramuditaḥ pūruḥ

pratyagṛhṇāj jarāṁ pituḥ

so ’pi tad-vayasā kāmān

yathāvaj jujuṣe nṛpa

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: In this way, O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the son named Pūru was very pleased to accept the old age of his father, Yayāti, who took the youth of his son and enjoyed this material world as he required.

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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.

Pūru Gladly Accepts His Father's Old Age

  1. 1

    Pūru was very pleased to accept the old age of his father, Yayāti.

  2. 2

    Yayāti took the youth of his son in exchange.

  3. 3

    With his son's youth, Yayāti enjoyed this material world as he required.

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:

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. Yayāti exchanged his old age for the youth of his youngest son, Pūru, and thus he was able to enjoy with young girls.
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. itiin this way
  2. pramuditaḥvery pleased
  3. pūruḥPūru
  4. pratyagṛhṇātaccepted
  5. jarāmthe old age and invalidity
  6. pituḥof his father
  7. saḥthat father (Yayāti)
  8. apialso
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 9.18

    In this verse: “material”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “father”

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 willing am I to accept inconvenience when helping a parent?

Practice

Offer one small act of help to a parent or an elderly person today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPūru Gladly Accepts His Father's Old AgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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