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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 20: The Dynasty of Pūru
9.20.319.20.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.20.32

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.20.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सर्वान्कामान् दुदुहतु: प्रजानां तस्य रोदसी ।

समास्त्रिणवसाहस्रीर्दिक्षु चक्रमवर्तयत् ॥ ३२ ॥

sarvān kāmān duduhatuḥ

prajānāṁ tasya rodasī

samās tri-ṇava-sāhasrīr

dikṣu cakram avartayat

Translation

Mahārāja Bharata provided all necessities for his subjects, both on this earth and in the heavenly planets, for twenty-seven thousand years. He circulated his orders and distributed his soldiers in all directions.

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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.

Leadership Provides for Others’ Needs

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Bharata provided all necessities for his subjects.

  2. 2

    His provision extended both to this earth and to the heavenly planets for twenty-seven thousand years.

  3. 3

    He circulated his orders and distributed his soldiers in all directions. The verse describes the wide reach of his administration.

How it feels

Historical movement → Anticipation. The narrative narrows toward its divine center.

Chapters 20–24 of Canto 9: Lineages leading to the appearance of Kṛṣṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 20: The Dynasty of Pūru

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After Mahārāja Duṣmanta’s death, Bharata, the son of Śakuntalā, was enthroned. He performed many great sacrifices, in which he gave great riches in charity to the brāhmaṇas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.20
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarvān kāmānall necessities or desirable things
  2. duduhatuḥfulfilled
  3. prajānāmof the subjects
  4. tasyahis
  5. rodasīthis earth and the heavenly planets
  6. samāḥyears
  7. tri-nava-sāhasrīḥthree times nine thousand (that is, twenty-seven thousand)
  8. dikṣuin all directions
  9. cakramsoldiers or orders
  10. avartayatcirculated
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.20

    In this verse: “administration”

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

Whose needs deserve your attention within the responsibilities you already have?

Practice

Check whether someone in your care needs a basic necessity, and help provide it today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.20's connections

Live this todayLeadership Provides for Others’ NeedsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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