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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 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
9.3.239.3.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.24

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

सोमेन याजयन् वीरं ग्रहं सोमस्य चाग्रहीत् ।

असोमपोरप्यश्विनोश्‍च्यवन: स्वेन तेजसा ॥ २४ ॥

somena yājayan vīraṁ

grahaṁ somasya cāgrahīt

asoma-por apy aśvinoś

cyavanaḥ svena tejasā

Translation

Cyavana Muni, by his own prowess, enabled King Śaryāti to perform the soma-yajña. The muni offered a full pot of soma-rasa to the Aśvinī-kumāras, although they were unfit to drink it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Cyavana Muni Enables the Sacrifice

  1. 1

    By his own prowess, Cyavana Muni enabled King Śaryāti to perform the soma-yajña.

  2. 2

    The muni offered a full pot of soma-rasa to the Aśvinī-kumāras.

  3. 3

    The translation notes that the Aśvinī-kumāras were unfit to drink it, yet Cyavana Muni offered it to them.

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

Further reading

Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Cyavana Muni then engaged King Śaryāti in performing the soma-yajña and gave the Aśvinī-kumāras the privilege to drink soma-rasa. The King of heaven, Lord Indra, became very angry at this, but he could do no harm to Śaryāti.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.3
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. somenawith the soma
  2. yājayancausing to perform the sacrifice
  3. vīramthe King (Śaryāti)
  4. grahamthe full pot
  5. somasyaof the soma-rasa
  6. caalso
  7. agrahītdelivered
  8. asoma-poḥwho were not allowed to drink the soma-rasa
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.3

    In this verse: “king”

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 does this account show about Cyavana Muni’s prowess?

Practice

Reread the translation and name the two actions Cyavana Muni performed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCyavana Muni Enables the SacrificeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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