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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
9.2.279.2.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.2.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अमाद्यदिन्द्र: सोमेन दक्षिणाभिर्द्विजातय: ।

मरुत: परिवेष्टारो विश्वेदेवा: सभासद: ॥ २८ ॥

amādyad indraḥ somena

dakṣiṇābhir dvijātayaḥ

marutaḥ pariveṣṭāro

viśvedevāḥ sabhā-sadaḥ

Translation

In that sacrifice, King Indra became intoxicated by drinking a large quantity of soma-rasa. The brāhmaṇas received ample contributions, and therefore they were satisfied. For that sacrifice, the various demigods who control the winds offered foodstuffs, and the Viśvedevas were members of the assembly.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Marutta’s Sacrifice Satisfies Its Participants

  1. 1

    Marutta’s yajña pleased everyone, especially the brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas. The purport explains that they were satisfied with their different engagements.

  2. 2

    The brāhmaṇas received ample contributions and were satisfied. King Indra became intoxicated by drinking a large quantity of soma-rasa.

  3. 3

    The demigods who control the winds offered foodstuffs, and the Viśvedevas were members of the assembly.

Key points from the purport
  • Because of the yajña performed by Marutta, everyone was pleased, especially the brāhmaṇas and kṣatriyas.
  • Brāhmaṇas are interested in receiving contributions as priests, and kṣatriyas are interested in drinking.
  • All of them, therefore, were satisfied with their different engagements.

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:

Manu also had a son known as Dhṛṣṭa, from whom another sect of kṣatriyas was generated, but although they were born of one who had the qualities of a kṣatriya, they became brāhmaṇas. From Nṛga, another son of Manu, came the sons and grandsons known as Sumati, Bhūtajyoti and Vasu.
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. amādyatbecame intoxicated
  2. indraḥthe King of heaven, Lord Indra
  3. somenaby drinking the intoxicant soma-rasa
  4. dakṣiṇābhiḥby receiving sufficient contributions
  5. dvijātayaḥthe brahminical group
  6. marutaḥthe airs
  7. pariveṣṭāraḥoffering the foodstuffs
  8. viśvedevāḥuniversal demigods
  9. sabhā-sadaḥmembers of the assembly
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.2

    In this verse: “king”

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 does this account help me notice the different roles within the sacrifice?

Practice

List the participants mentioned in the translation and note each one’s role or experience.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMarutta’s Sacrifice Satisfies Its ParticipantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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