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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 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti
9.23.269.23.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.23.27

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.23.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्य पुत्रसहस्रेषु पञ्चैवोर्वरिता मृधे ।

जयध्वज: शूरसेनो वृषभो मधुरूर्जित: ॥ २७ ॥

tasya putra-sahasreṣu

pañcaivorvaritā mṛdhe

jayadhvajaḥ śūraseno

vṛṣabho madhur ūrjitaḥ

Translation

Of the one thousand sons of Kārtavīryārjuna, only five remained alive after the fight with Paraśurāma. Their names were Jayadhvaja, Śūrasena, Vṛṣabha, Madhu and Ūrjita.

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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.

Five Sons Remained Alive

  1. 1

    Kārtavīryārjuna had one thousand sons.

  2. 2

    Only five remained alive after the fight with Paraśurāma.

  3. 3

    Their names were Jayadhvaja, Śūrasena, Vṛṣabha, Madhu and Ūrjita.

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 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The sons and grandsons in the dynasty of Haihaya were Dharma, Netra, Kunti, Sohañji, Mahiṣmān, Bhadrasenaka, Dhanaka, Kṛtavīrya, Arjuna, Jayadhvaja, Tālajaṅgha and Vītihotra. The son of Vītihotra was Madhu, whose eldest son was Vṛṣṇi.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.23
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyaof him (Kārtavīryārjuna)
  2. putra-sahasreṣuamong the one thousand sons
  3. pañcafive
  4. evaonly
  5. urvaritāḥremained alive
  6. mṛdhein a fight (with Paraśurāma)
  7. jayadhvajaḥJayadhvaja
  8. śūrasenaḥŚūrasena
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 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

What stands out to you about the contrast between one thousand sons and five survivors?

Practice

Read the five survivors’ names aloud once, slowly.

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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 9.23's connections

Live this todayFive Sons Remained AliveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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