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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
9.2.79.2.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.2.8

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

मन्यमानो हतं व्याघ्रं पृषध्र: परवीरहा ।

अद्राक्षीत् स्वहतां बभ्रुं व्युष्टायां निशि दु:खित: ॥ ८ ॥

manyamāno hataṁ vyāghraṁ

pṛṣadhraḥ para-vīra-hā

adrākṣīt sva-hatāṁ babhruṁ

vyuṣṭāyāṁ niśi duḥkhitaḥ

Translation

In the morning, when Pṛṣadhra, who was quite able to subdue his enemy, saw that he had killed the cow although at night he thought he had killed the tiger, he was very unhappy.

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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.

Recognizing the Harm of a Mistake

  1. 1

    Pṛṣadhra was quite able to subdue his enemy.

  2. 2

    At night he thought he had killed the tiger, but in the morning he saw that he had killed the cow.

  3. 3

    When he recognized what had happened, he became very unhappy.

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:

Unfortunately, when he finally approached the tiger, he could not distinguish between the cow and the tiger in the dark, and thus he killed the cow. Because of this, his spiritual master cursed him to take birth in a śūdra family, but Pṛṣadhra practiced mystic yoga, and in bhakti-yoga he worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
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. manyamānaḥthinking that
  2. hatamhas been killed
  3. vyāghramthe tiger
  4. pṛṣadhraḥManu’s son Pṛṣadhra
  5. para-vīra-hāalthough quite able to punish the enemy
  6. adrākṣītsaw
  7. sva-hatāmhad been killed by him
  8. babhrumthe cow
  9. vyuṣṭāyām niśiwhen the night had passed (in the morning)
  10. duḥkhitaḥbecame very much unhappy
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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

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 do you respond when the result of your action differs from what you intended?

Practice

Review one recent action honestly, noticing its actual result rather than only your intention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognizing the Harm of a MistakeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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