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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
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 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

9.3.12 9.3.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Cyavana Munisince 9.3.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

बाढमित्यूचतुर्विप्रमभिनन्द्य भिषक्तमौ ।

निमज्जतां भवानस्मिन् ह्रदे सिद्धविनिर्मिते ॥ १३ ॥

bāḍham ity ūcatur vipram

abhinandya bhiṣaktamau

nimajjatāṁ bhavān asmin

hrade siddha-vinirmite

Translation

The great physicians, the Aśvinī-kumāras, very gladly accepted Cyavana Muni’s proposal. Thus they told the brāhmaṇa, “Just dive into this lake of successful life.” [One who bathes in this lake has his desires fulfilled.]

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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.

The Physicians Gladly Accept

1
The Aśvinī-kumāras, described as great physicians, gladly accepted Cyavana Muni’s proposal.
2
They instructed the brāhmaṇa to dive into the lake of successful life.
3
The translation explains that one who bathes in this lake has his desires fulfilled.

How it feels

Change → Acceptance. The instability of worldly identities is a recurring premise.

Chapters 1–3 of Canto 9: Dynastic origins and domestic transformations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

These two physicians took Cyavana Muni to a particular lake, in which they bathed and regained full youth. After this, Sukanyā could not distinguish her husband.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.3