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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 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha
9.22.359.22.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.22.36

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.22.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जनमेजयस्त्वां विदित्वा तक्षकान्निधनं गतम् ।

सर्पान् वै सर्पयागाग्नौ स होष्यति रुषान्वित: ॥ ३६ ॥

janamejayas tvāṁ viditvā

takṣakān nidhanaṁ gatam

sarpān vai sarpa-yāgāgnau

sa hoṣyati ruṣānvitaḥ

Translation

Because of your death by the Takṣaka snake, your son Janamejaya will be very angry and will perform a sacrifice to kill all the snakes in the world.

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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.

Janamejaya's Anger and the Snake Sacrifice

  1. 1

    The king would die because of the Takṣaka snake.

  2. 2

    His son Janamejaya would become very angry because of this death.

  3. 3

    Janamejaya would perform a sacrifice intended to kill all the snakes in the world.

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 22: The Descendants of Ajamīḍha

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

From Abhimanyu, Mahārāja Parīkṣit was born, and Mahārāja Parīkṣit had four sons — Janamejaya, Śrutasena, Bhīmasena and Ugrasena. Next Śukadeva Gosvāmī described the future sons of the Pāṇḍu family.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.22
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. janamejayaḥthe eldest son
  2. tvāmabout you
  3. viditvāknowing
  4. takṣakātby the Takṣaka serpent
  5. nidhanamdeath
  6. gatamundergone
  7. sarpānthe snakes
  8. vaiindeed
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 9.22

    In this verse: “death”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.22

    In this verse: “king”

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 might anger at one cause of suffering affect my attitude toward others?

Practice

If anger arises today, pause before acting and notice how widely you are directing it.

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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 9.22's connections

Live this todayJanamejaya's Anger and the Snake SacrificeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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