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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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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 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti
9.23.18-199.23.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.23.20-21

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

यत्रावतीर्णो भगवान् परमात्मा नराकृति: ।

यदो: सहस्रजित्क्रोष्टा नलो रिपुरिति श्रुता: ॥ २० ॥

चत्वार: सूनवस्तत्र शतजित् प्रथमात्मज: ।

महाहयो रेणुहयो हैहयश्चेति तत्सुता: ॥ २१ ॥

yatrāvatīrṇo bhagavān

paramātmā narākṛtiḥ

yadoḥ sahasrajit kroṣṭā

nalo ripur iti śrutāḥ

catvāraḥ sūnavas tatra

śatajit prathamātmajaḥ

mahāhayo reṇuhayo

haihayaś ceti tat-sutāḥ

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities, descended in His original form as a human being in the dynasty or family of Yadu. Yadu had four sons, named Sahasrajit, Kroṣṭā, Nala and Ripu. Of these four, the eldest, Sahasrajit, had a son named Śatajit, who had three sons, named Mahāhaya, Reṇuhaya and Haihaya.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Humanlike Form Is Supreme

  1. 1

    The Absolute Truth is known as Brahman, Paramātmā or Bhagavān. Understanding Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, in truth is very rare.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa descended in His original form in Yadu’s dynasty. His original form is the two-handed Lord playing a flute, not the virāṭ-rūpa; resembling a human being does not make Him an ordinary man.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is the all-pervading Supersoul in the hearts of all living entities. He is not originally impersonal; the impersonal Brahman consists of the rays of His body.

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