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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

9.6.17 9.6.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.18

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

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

तस्येषुपाताभिमुखं युगान्ताग्निमिवोल्बणम् ।

विसृज्य दुद्रुवुर्दैत्या हन्यमाना: स्वमालयम् ॥ १८ ॥

tasyeṣu-pātābhimukhaṁ

yugāntāgnim ivolbaṇam

visṛjya dudruvur daityā

hanyamānāḥ svam ālayam

Translation

To save themselves from the blazing arrows of Indravāha, which resembled the flames of devastation at the end of the millennium, the demons who remained when the rest of their army was killed fled very quickly to their respective homes.

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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 Surviving Demons Flee

1
Indravāha’s blazing arrows resembled the flames of devastation at the end of the millennium.
2
The rest of the demons’ army had been killed.
3
To save themselves, the surviving demons fled very quickly to their respective homes.

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

Chapter 6: The Downfall of Saubhari Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Vikukṣi’s son fought with the demons for the sake of the demigods, and because of his valuable service he became famous as Purañjaya, Indravāha and Kakutstha. The son of Purañjaya was Anenā, the son of Anenā was Pṛthu, and the son of Pṛthu was Viśvagandhi.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.6

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tasyahis (Purañjaya’s)
iṣu-pātathe throwing of the arrows
abhimukhamin front of
yuga-antaat the end of the millennium
agnimthe flames
ivaexactly like
ulbaṇamfierce
visṛjyagiving up the attack

Key ideas in this verse

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

Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What impression does the comparison with the flames of devastation leave on you?

Practice

Write one sentence describing why the surviving demons fled, using only the details in this verse.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Surviving Demons FleeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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