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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 9 · Chapter 21: The Dynasty of Bharata
9.21.349.21.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.21.35

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.21.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्य सत्यधृति: पुत्रो धनुर्वेदविशारद: ।

शरद्वांस्तत्सुतो यस्मादुर्वशीदर्शनात् किल ।

शरस्तम्बेऽपतद् रेतो मिथुनं तदभूच्छुभम् ॥ ३५ ॥

tasya satyadhṛtiḥ putro

dhanur-veda-viśāradaḥ

śaradvāṁs tat-suto yasmād

urvaśī-darśanāt kila

śara-stambe ’patad reto

mithunaṁ tad abhūc chubham

Translation

The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, who was expert in archery, and the son of Satyadhṛti was Śaradvān. When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass. From this semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and the other female.

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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.

The Birth of Two Auspicious Children

  1. 1

    Śatānanda’s son Satyadhṛti was expert in archery. Satyadhṛti’s son was Śaradvān.

  2. 2

    When Śaradvān met Urvaśī, he discharged semen, which fell on a clump of śara grass.

  3. 3

    From that semen were born two all-auspicious babies, one male and one female.

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 21: The Dynasty of Bharata

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The son of Śatānanda was Satyadhṛti, and his son was Śaradvān. Śaradvān’s son was known as Kṛpa, and Śaradvān’s daughter, known as Kṛpī, became the wife of Droṇācārya.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.21
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyaof him (Śatānanda)
  2. satyadhṛtiḥSatyadhṛti
  3. putraḥa son
  4. dhanuḥ-veda-viśāradaḥvery expert in the art of archery
  5. śaradvānŚaradvān
  6. tat-sutaḥthe son of Satyadhṛti
  7. yasmātfrom whom
  8. urvaśī-darśanātsimply by seeing the celestial Urvaśī
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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

Can I describe this unusual birth while staying with what the translation actually says?

Practice

Reread the translation and summarize its account in two sentences without adding details.

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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 9.21's connections

Live this todayThe Birth of Two Auspicious ChildrenThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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