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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

9.23.25 9.23.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.23.26

Ūti· What drives us to act

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.23.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पञ्चाशीतिसहस्राणि ह्यव्याहतबल: समा: ।

अनष्टवित्तस्मरणो बुभुजेऽक्षय्यषड्‍वसु ॥ २६ ॥

pañcāśīti sahasrāṇi

hy avyāhata-balaḥ samāḥ

anaṣṭa-vitta-smaraṇo

bubhuje ’kṣayya-ṣaḍ-vasu

Translation

For eighty-five thousand years, Kārtavīryārjuna continuously enjoyed material opulences with full bodily strength and unimpaired memory. In other words, he enjoyed inexhaustible material opulences with his six senses.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Long Enjoyment of Material Opulences

1
Kārtavīryārjuna continuously enjoyed material opulences for eighty-five thousand years.
2
Throughout this time, he retained full bodily strength and unimpaired memory.
3
His material opulences were inexhaustible, and he enjoyed them with his six senses.

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

Chapter 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Rucaka had five sons, one of whom was known as Jyāmagha. Jyāmagha was sonless, but by the mercy of the demigods his childless wife gave birth to a son named Vidarbha.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.23

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

pañcāśītieighty-five
sahasrāṇithousands
hiindeed
avyāhatainexhaustible
balaḥthe strength of whom
samāḥyears
anaṣṭawithout deterioration
vittamaterial opulences

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
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 9.23
In this verse: “material”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail most helps you grasp the extraordinary extent of Kārtavīryārjuna’s material enjoyment?

Practice

List the four details emphasized here: duration, bodily strength, memory and material opulences.

Live this todayLong Enjoyment of Material OpulencesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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