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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
9.6.99.6.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.10

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.6.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स तु विप्रेण संवादं ज्ञापकेन समाचरन् ।

त्यक्त्वा कलेवरं योगी स तेनावाप यत् परम् ॥ १० ॥

sa tu vipreṇa saṁvādaṁ

jñāpakena samācaran

tyaktvā kalevaraṁ yogī

sa tenāvāpa yat param

Translation

Having been instructed by the great and learned brāhmaṇa Vasiṣṭha, who discoursed about the Absolute Truth, Mahārāja Ikṣvāku became renounced. By following the principles for a yogī, he certainly achieved the supreme perfection after giving up his material body.

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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.

Instruction Leads Toward Supreme Perfection

  1. 1

    The great and learned brāhmaṇa Vasiṣṭha instructed Mahārāja Ikṣvāku about the Absolute Truth.

  2. 2

    Through this instruction, Ikṣvāku became renounced and followed the principles for a yogī.

  3. 3

    After giving up his material body, Ikṣvāku certainly achieved the supreme perfection.

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

Further reading

Chapter 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

By the mercy of Vasiṣṭha and the power of mystic yoga, Mahārāja Ikṣvāku attained liberation after giving up his material body. When Mahārāja Ikṣvāku expired, his son Vikukṣi returned and took charge of the kingdom.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥMahārāja Ikṣvāku
  2. tuindeed
  3. vipreṇawith the brāhmaṇa (Vasiṣṭha)
  4. saṁvādamdiscussion
  5. jñāpakenawith the informer
  6. samācarandoing accordingly
  7. tyaktvāgiving up
  8. kalevaramthis body
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “material”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “principles”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “renounced”

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

Am I allowing spiritual instruction to shape my conduct, rather than merely hearing it?

Practice

Spend a few minutes reviewing a spiritual instruction you have received and choose one concrete way to follow it today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayInstruction Leads Toward Supreme PerfectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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