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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
9.23.35-369.23.38

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.23.37

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.23.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अहं बन्ध्यासपत्नी च स्‍नुषा मे युज्यते कथम् ।

जनयिष्यसि यं राज्ञि तस्येयमुपयुज्यते ॥ ३७ ॥

ahaṁ bandhyāsapatnī ca

snuṣā me yujyate katham

janayiṣyasi yaṁ rājñi

tasyeyam upayujyate

Translation

Śaibyā said, “I am sterile and have no co-wife. How can this girl be my daughter-in-law? Please tell me.” Jyāmagha replied, “My dear Queen, I shall see that you indeed have a son and that this girl will be your daughter-in-law.”

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śaibyā Questions Jyāmagha’s Promise

  1. 1

    Śaibyā said that she was sterile and had no co-wife.

  2. 2

    She asked how the girl could become her daughter-in-law and requested an explanation.

  3. 3

    Jyāmagha assured the Queen that she would have a son and that the girl would become her daughter-in-law.

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:

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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.23
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ahamI am
  2. bandhyāsterile
  3. asa-patnīI have no co-wife
  4. caalso
  5. snuṣādaughter-in-law
  6. memy
  7. yujyatecould be
  8. kathamhow
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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

What makes Śaibyā’s request for an explanation understandable?

Practice

Write Śaibyā’s question and Jyāmagha’s answer in your own words.

Live this todayŚaibyā Questions Jyāmagha’s PromiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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