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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
9.3.269.3.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.27

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Cyavana Munisince 9.3.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

उत्तानबर्हिरानर्तो भूरिषेण इति त्रय: ।

शर्यातेरभवन् पुत्रा आनर्ताद् रेवतोऽभवत् ॥ २७ ॥

uttānabarhir ānarto

bhūriṣeṇa iti trayaḥ

śaryāter abhavan putrā

ānartād revato ’bhavat

Translation

King Śaryāti begot three sons, named Uttānabarhi, Ānarta and Bhūriṣeṇa. From Ānarta came a son named Revata.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Śaryāti’s Family Line Continues

  1. 1

    King Śaryāti begot three sons.

  2. 2

    Their names were Uttānabarhi, Ānarta and Bhūriṣeṇa.

  3. 3

    Ānarta had a son named Revata.

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:

Śaryāti later had three sons, named Uttānabarhi, Ānarta and Bhūriṣeṇa. Ānarta had one son, whose name was Revata.
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. uttānabarhiḥUttānabarhi
  2. ānartaḥĀnarta
  3. bhūriṣeṇaḥBhūriṣeṇa
  4. itithus
  5. trayaḥthree
  6. śaryāteḥof King Śaryāti
  7. abhavanwere begotten
  8. putrāḥsons
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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

  • 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.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I distinguish Śaryāti’s sons from Ānarta’s son?

Practice

Draw a small family tree showing Śaryāti, his three sons and Revata.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŚaryāti’s Family Line ContinuesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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