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1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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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

9.3.24 9.3.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.25

Ūti· What drives us to act

Who is speaking and story frame

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

हन्तुं तमाददे वज्रं सद्योमन्युरमर्षित: ।

सवज्रं स्तम्भयामास भुजमिन्द्रस्य भार्गव: ॥ २५ ॥

hantuṁ tam ādade vajraṁ

sadyo manyur amarṣitaḥ

savajraṁ stambhayām āsa

bhujam indrasya bhārgavaḥ

Translation

King Indra, being perturbed and angry, wanted to kill Cyavana Muni, and therefore he impetuously took up his thunderbolt. But Cyavana Muni, by his powers, paralyzed Indra’s arm that held the thunderbolt.

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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.

Anger Leads Indra Toward Violence

1
King Indra became perturbed and angry and wanted to kill Cyavana Muni.
2
He impetuously took up his thunderbolt to act on that anger.
3
Cyavana Muni used his powers to paralyze the arm holding the thunderbolt, stopping Indra’s attack.

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:

The King of heaven, Lord Indra, became very angry at this, but he could do no harm to Śaryāti. Henceforward, the Aśvinī-kumāra physicians were able to share in the soma-rasa.

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

hantumto kill
tamhim (Cyavana)
ādadeIndra took up
vajramhis thunderbolt
sadyaḥimmediately
manyuḥbecause of great anger, without consideration
amarṣitaḥbeing very much perturbed
sa-vajramwith the thunderbolt

Key ideas in this verse

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

Ūti · The creative impetus
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 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.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When anger rises, do I pause before acting on it?

Practice

If you feel angry today, pause before speaking or taking action.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAnger Leads Indra Toward ViolenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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