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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 18: King Yayāti Regains His Youth
9.18.469.18.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.18.47

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

देवयान्यप्यनुदिनं मनोवाग्देहवस्तुभि: ।

प्रेयस: परमां प्रीतिमुवाह प्रेयसी रह: ॥ ४७ ॥

devayāny apy anudinaṁ

mano-vāg-deha-vastubhiḥ

preyasaḥ paramāṁ prītim

uvāha preyasī rahaḥ

Translation

In secluded places, engaging her mind, words, body and various paraphernalia, Devayānī, the dear wife of Mahārāja Yayāti, always brought her husband the greatest possible transcendental bliss.

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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's Wholehearted Care for Her Husband

  1. 1

    Devayānī was the dear wife of Mahārāja Yayāti.

  2. 2

    In secluded places, she engaged her mind, words, body and various paraphernalia in pleasing him.

  3. 3

    Through this care, she always brought her husband the greatest possible transcendental bliss.

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. devayānīMahārāja Yayāti’s wife, the daughter of Śukrācārya
  2. apialso
  3. anudinamtwenty-four hours, day after day
  4. manaḥ-vākby her mind and words
  5. dehabody
  6. vastubhiḥwith all requisite things
  7. preyasaḥof her beloved husband
  8. paramāmtranscendental
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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

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 can my thoughts, words and actions work together in caring for someone dear to me?

Practice

Give someone dear to you a few undisturbed minutes of attentive, practical care.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevayānī's Wholehearted Care for Her HusbandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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