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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 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
9.2.209.2.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.21

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

ततोऽग्निवेश्यो भगवानग्नि: स्वयमभूत् सुत: ।

कानीन इति विख्यातो जातूकर्ण्यो महानृषि: ॥ २१ ॥

tato ’gniveśyo bhagavān

agniḥ svayam abhūt sutaḥ

kānīna iti vikhyāto

jātūkarṇyo mahān ṛṣiḥ

Translation

From Devadatta came a son known as Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself. This son, who was a celebrated saint, was well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Agniveśya and His Other Names

  1. 1

    Devadatta’s son was Agniveśya, who was the fire-god Agni himself.

  2. 2

    Agniveśya was a celebrated saint.

  3. 3

    He was also well known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya, as the purport confirms.

Key points from the purport
  • Agniveśya was also known as Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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

Further reading

Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From the kṣatriya known as Agniveśya came the celebrated brāhmaṇa dynasty known as Āgniveśyāyana. From the seminal dynasty of Diṣṭa, another son of Manu, came Nābhāga, and from him in succession came Bhalandana, Vatsaprīti, Prāṁśu, Pramati, Khanitra, Cākṣuṣa, Viviṁśati, Rambha, Khanīnetra, Karandhama, Avīkṣit, Marutta, Dama, Rājyavardhana, Sudhṛti, Nara, Kevala, Dhundhumān, Vegavān, Budha and Tṛṇabindu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥfrom Devadatta
  2. agniveśyaḥa son named Agniveśya
  3. bhagavānthe most powerful
  4. agniḥthe fire-god
  5. svayampersonally
  6. abhūtbecame
  7. sutaḥthe son
  8. kānīnaḥKānīna
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 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 remembering Agniveśya’s other names help me avoid mistaking them for different people?

Practice

Make one study card listing Agniveśya, Kānīna and Jātūkarṇya as names of the same person.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAgniveśya and His Other NamesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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