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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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 2: The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
9.2.259.2.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.26

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

तस्यावीक्षित् सुतो यस्य मरुत्तश्चक्रवर्त्यभूत् ।

संवर्तोऽयाजयद् यं वै महायोग्यङ्गिर:सुत: ॥ २६ ॥

tasyāvīkṣit suto yasya

maruttaś cakravarty abhūt

saṁvarto ’yājayad yaṁ vai

mahā-yogy aṅgiraḥ-sutaḥ

Translation

From Karandhama came a son named Avīkṣit, and from Avīkṣit a son named Marutta, who was the emperor. The great mystic Saṁvarta, the son of Aṅgirā, engaged Marutta in performing a sacrifice [yajña].

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Marutta Performs Sacrifice Under Saṁvarta’s Guidance

  1. 1

    Karandhama’s son was Avīkṣit, whose son was Marutta.

  2. 2

    Marutta became the emperor.

  3. 3

    The great mystic Saṁvarta, the son of Aṅgirā, engaged Marutta in performing a sacrifice.

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 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. In this way, many sons and grandsons were born in this dynasty.
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. tasyaof him (Karandhama)
  2. avīkṣitnamed Avīkṣit
  3. sutaḥthe son
  4. yasyaof whom (Avīkṣit)
  5. maruttaḥ(the son) named Marutta
  6. cakravartīthe emperor
  7. abhūtbecame
  8. saṁvartaḥSaṁvarta
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.2

    In this verse: “emperor”

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

What stands out to me about an emperor being engaged in sacrifice by a great mystic?

Practice

Write one sentence identifying who guided Marutta and what he engaged him in doing.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMarutta Performs Sacrifice Under Saṁvarta’s GuidanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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