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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
9.2.319.2.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.32

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

यस्यामुत्पादयामास विश्रवा धनदं सुतम् ।

प्रादाय विद्यां परमामृषिर्योगेश्वर: पितु: ॥ ३२ ॥

yasyām utpādayām āsa

viśravā dhanadaṁ sutam

prādāya vidyāṁ paramām

ṛṣir yogeśvaraḥ pituḥ

Translation

After the great saint Viśravā, the master of mystic yoga, received absolute knowledge from his father, he begot in the womb of Ilavilā the greatly celebrated son known as Kuvera, the giver of money.

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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.

Viśravā Receives Knowledge and Fathers Kuvera

  1. 1

    Viśravā was a great saint and a master of mystic yoga.

  2. 2

    He received absolute knowledge from his father.

  3. 3

    After receiving that knowledge, he fathered Kuvera through Ilavilā. Kuvera was greatly celebrated as the giver of money.

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. yasyāmin whom (Ilavilā)
  2. utpādayām āsagave birth
  3. viśravāḥViśravā
  4. dhana-damKuvera, or one who gives money
  5. sutamto a son
  6. prādāyaafter receiving
  7. vidyāmabsolute knowledge
  8. paramāmsupreme
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 9.2

    In this verse: “knowledge”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.2

    In this verse: “father”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about Viśravā receiving knowledge from his father despite being described as a great saint?

Practice

Write down what Viśravā received from his father and how the verse describes his son.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayViśravā Receives Knowledge and Fathers KuveraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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