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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
9.2.309.2.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.31

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

तं भेजेऽलम्बुषा देवी भजनीयगुणालयम् ।

वराप्सरा यत: पुत्रा: कन्या चेलविलाभवत् ॥ ३१ ॥

taṁ bheje ’lambuṣā devī

bhajanīya-guṇālayam

varāpsarā yataḥ putrāḥ

kanyā celavilābhavat

Translation

The best of the Apsarās, the highly qualified girl named Alambuṣā, accepted the similarly qualified Tṛṇabindu as her husband. She gave birth to a few sons and a daughter known as Ilavilā.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Alambuṣā Accepts the Similarly Qualified Tṛṇabindu

  1. 1

    Alambuṣā was highly qualified and the best of the Apsarās.

  2. 2

    She accepted the similarly qualified Tṛṇabindu as her husband.

  3. 3

    She gave birth to a few sons and a daughter named Ilavilā.

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 Tṛṇabindu came a daughter named Ilavilā, from whom Kuvera took birth. Tṛṇabindu also had three sons, named Viśāla, Śūnyabandhu and Dhūmraketu.
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. tamhim (Tṛṇabindu)
  2. bhejeaccepted as husband
  3. alambuṣāthe girl Alambuṣā
  4. devīgoddess
  5. bhajanīyaworthy of accepting
  6. guṇa-ālayamthe reservoir of all good qualities
  7. vara-apsarāḥthe best of the Apsarās
  8. yataḥfrom whom (Tṛṇabindu)
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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

What emphasis does the translation place on the qualities of Alambuṣā and Tṛṇabindu?

Practice

Read the verse once more, paying attention to how both husband and wife are described.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAlambuṣā Accepts the Similarly Qualified TṛṇabinduThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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