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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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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 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

9.5.28 9.6.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.6.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

विरूप: केतुमाञ्छम्भुरम्बरीषसुतास्त्रय: ।

विरूपात् पृषदश्वोऽभूत्तत् पुत्रस्तु रथीतर: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

virūpaḥ ketumāñ chambhur

ambarīṣa-sutās trayaḥ

virūpāt pṛṣadaśvo ’bhūt

tat-putras tu rathītaraḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Ambarīṣa had three sons, named Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu. From Virūpa came a son named Pṛṣadaśva, and from Pṛṣadaśva came a son named Rathītara.

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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 Descendants of Ambarīṣa

1
Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes Ambarīṣa’s descendants to Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
2
Ambarīṣa had three sons: Virūpa, Ketumān and Śambhu.
3
Virūpa’s son was Pṛṣadaśva, whose son was Rathītara.

How it feels

Attachment and struggle → Renunciation and responsibility. Multiple royal lives reveal the cost of choices.

Chapters 6–9 of Canto 9: Saubhari, Sagara and Bhagīratha's lineage. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc