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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 9 · Chapter 19: King Yayāti Achieves Liberation

9.19.21 9.19.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.19.22

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.19.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिशि दक्षिणपूर्वस्यां द्रुह्युं दक्षिणतो यदुम् ।

प्रतीच्यां तुर्वसुं चक्र उदीच्यामनुमीश्वरम् ॥ २२ ॥

diśi dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyāṁ

druhyuṁ dakṣiṇato yadum

pratīcyāṁ turvasuṁ cakra

udīcyām anum īśvaram

Translation

King Yayāti gave the southeast to his son Druhyu, the south to his son Yadu, the west to his son Turvasu, and the north to his son Anu. In this way he divided the kingdom.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Yayāti Divides His Kingdom

1
King Yayāti gave the southeast to his son Druhyu and the south to his son Yadu.
2
He gave the west to his son Turvasu and the north to his son Anu.
3
In this way, Yayāti divided the kingdom among his sons, assigning each a region.

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

Chapter 19: King Yayāti Achieves Liberation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

King Yayāti, however, renounced worldly life and divided his property among his sons. He personally adopted the life of a mendicant, or sannyāsī, giving up all attraction to material enjoyment, and engaged himself fully in devotional service to the Lord.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.19

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

diśiin the direction
dakṣiṇa-pūrvasyāmsoutheast
druhyumhis son named Druhyu
dakṣiṇataḥin the southern side of the world
yadumYadu
pratīcyāmin the western side of the world
turvasumhis son known as Turvasu
cakrehe made

Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

Manvantara · The change of Manus
What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.19
In this verse: “king”, “kingdom”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How clearly do I share responsibilities with others?

Practice

Clarify one shared responsibility today, agreeing on who will take care of it.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayYayāti Divides His KingdomThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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