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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
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 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

9.2.18 9.2.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.19

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.2.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

चित्रसेनो नरिष्यन्ताद‍ृक्षस्तस्य सुतोऽभवत् ।

तस्य मीढ्‍वांस्तत: पूर्ण इन्द्रसेनस्तु तत्सुत: ॥ १९ ॥

citraseno nariṣyantād

ṛkṣas tasya suto ’bhavat

tasya mīḍhvāṁs tataḥ pūrṇa

indrasenas tu tat-sutaḥ

Translation

From Nariṣyanta came a son named Citrasena and from him a son named Ṛkṣa. From Ṛkṣa came Mīḍhvān, from Mīḍhvān came Pūrṇa, and from Pūrṇa came Indrasena.

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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.

Tracing Nariṣyanta’s Descendants

1
Nariṣyanta’s son was Citrasena, whose son was Ṛkṣa.
2
Ṛkṣa’s son was Mīḍhvān, and Mīḍhvān’s son was Pūrṇa.
3
Pūrṇa’s son was Indrasena.

How it feels

Change → Acceptance. The instability of worldly identities is a recurring premise.

Chapters 1–3 of Canto 9: Dynastic origins and domestic transformations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Descending in order from the seminal dynasty of Nariṣyanta, another son of Manu, were Citrasena, Ṛkṣa, Mīḍhvān, Pūrṇa, Indrasena, Vītihotra, Satyaśravā, Uruśravā, Devadatta and Agniveśya. From the kṣatriya known as Agniveśya came the celebrated brāhmaṇa dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.2