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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.28

Who is speaking and story frame

सोऽन्त:समुद्रे नगरीं विनिर्माय कुशस्थलीम् ।

आस्थितोऽभुङ्क्त विषयानानर्तादीनरिन्दम ।

तस्य पुत्रशतं जज्ञे ककुद्मिज्येष्ठमुत्तमम् ॥ २८ ॥

so ’ntaḥ-samudre nagarīṁ

vinirmāya kuśasthalīm

āsthito ’bhuṅkta viṣayān

ānartādīn arindama

tasya putra-śataṁ jajñe

kakudmi-jyeṣṭham uttamam

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, subduer of enemies, this Revata constructed a kingdom known as Kuśasthalī in the depths of the ocean. There he lived and ruled such tracts of land as Ānarta, etc. He had one hundred very nice sons, of whom the eldest was Kakudmī.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Revata’s Kingdom and Sons

  1. 1

    Revata constructed the kingdom of Kuśasthalī in the depths of the ocean.

  2. 2

    He lived there and ruled tracts of land including Ānarta.

  3. 3

    Revata had one hundred very nice sons. Kakudmī was the eldest.

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:

Revata had one hundred sons, of whom the eldest was Kakudmī. Kakudmī was advised by Lord Brahmā to offer his beautiful daughter, Revatī, to Baladeva, who belongs to the viṣṇu-tattva category.
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. saḥRevata
  2. antaḥ-samudrein the depths of the ocean
  3. nagarīma town
  4. vinirmāyaafter constructing
  5. kuśasthalīmnamed Kuśasthalī
  6. āsthitaḥlived there
  7. abhuṅktaenjoyed material happiness
  8. viṣayānkingdoms
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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: “kingdom”

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

Which details help me remember Revata’s kingdom and family?

Practice

Write down the name of Revata’s kingdom and the name of his eldest son.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRevata’s Kingdom and SonsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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