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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
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Canto 9 · Chapter 24: Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
9.24.99.24.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.24.10-11

Mukti· Liberation

बभ्रु: श्रेष्ठो मनुष्याणां देवैर्देवावृध: सम: ।

पुरुषा: पञ्चषष्टिश्च षट् सहस्राणि चाष्ट च ॥ १० ॥

येऽमृतत्त्वमनुप्राप्ता बभ्रोर्देवावृधादपि ।

महाभोजोऽतिधर्मात्मा भोजा आसंस्तदन्वये ॥ ११ ॥

babhruḥ śreṣṭho manuṣyāṇāṁ

devair devāvṛdhaḥ samaḥ

puruṣāḥ pañca-ṣaṣṭiś ca

ṣaṭ-sahasrāṇi cāṣṭa ca

ye ’mṛtatvam anuprāptā

babhror devāvṛdhād api

mahābhojo ’tidharmātmā

bhojā āsaṁs tad-anvaye

Translation

“It has been decided that among human beings Babhru is the best and that Devāvṛdha is equal to the demigods. Because of the association of Babhru and Devāvṛdha, all of their descendants, numbering 14,065, achieved liberation.” In the dynasty of King Mahābhoja, who was exceedingly religious, there appeared the Bhoja kings.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Association That Brought Liberation

  1. 1

    Babhru is praised as the best among human beings, and Devāvṛdha as equal to the demigods.

  2. 2

    Through association with Babhru and Devāvṛdha, all their descendants, numbering 14,065, achieved liberation.

  3. 3

    King Mahābhoja was exceedingly religious. The Bhoja kings appeared in his dynasty.

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