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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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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?
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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

9.2.28 9.2.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.29

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

मरुत्तस्य दम: पुत्रस्तस्यासीद् राज्यवर्धन: ।

सुधृतिस्तत्सुतो जज्ञे सौधृतेयो नर: सुत: ॥ २९ ॥

maruttasya damaḥ putras

tasyāsīd rājyavardhanaḥ

sudhṛtis tat-suto jajñe

saudhṛteyo naraḥ sutaḥ

Translation

Marutta’s son was Dama, Dama’s son was Rājyavardhana, Rājyavardhana’s son was Sudhṛti, and his son was Nara.

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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.

Marutta’s Line Continues Through Nara

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Marutta’s son was Dama.
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Dama’s son was Rājyavardhana, whose son was Sudhṛti.
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Sudhṛti’s son was Nara.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.2