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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
9.6.189.6.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.19

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

जित्वा पुरं धनं सर्वं सश्रीकं वज्रपाणये ।

प्रत्ययच्छत् स राजर्षिरिति नामभिराहृत: ॥ १९ ॥

jitvā paraṁ dhanaṁ sarvaṁ

sastrīkaṁ vajra-pāṇaye

pratyayacchat sa rājarṣir

iti nāmabhir āhṛtaḥ

Translation

After conquering the enemy, the saintly king Purañjaya gave everything, including the enemy’s riches and wives, to Indra, who carries a thunderbolt. For this he is celebrated as Purañjaya. Thus Purañjaya is known by different names because of his different activities.

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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.

Purañjaya Hands Everything Over to Indra

  1. 1

    Purañjaya is described as a saintly king who conquered the enemy.

  2. 2

    After the conquest, he gave everything, including the enemy’s riches and wives, to Indra, who carries a thunderbolt.

  3. 3

    He is celebrated as Purañjaya. His different names recall his different activities.

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:

The son, who was very beautiful, was crying to drink breast milk, and Indra gave the child his index finger to suck. Thus the son became known as Māndhātā.
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. jitvāconquering
  2. paramenemies
  3. dhanamwealth
  4. sarvameverything
  5. sa-strīkamwith their wives
  6. vajra-pāṇayeunto Indra, who carries the thunderbolt
  7. pratyayacchatreturned and delivered
  8. saḥthat
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “king”

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

How does this verse connect Purañjaya’s activities with the names by which he is remembered?

Practice

Write a brief summary of what Purañjaya did after conquering the enemy.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPurañjaya Hands Everything Over to IndraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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