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  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
9.6.209.6.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.21

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

श्रावस्तस्तत्सुतो येन श्रावस्ती निर्ममे पुरी ।

बृहदश्वस्तु श्रावस्तिस्तत: कुवलयाश्वक: ॥ २१ ॥

śrāvastas tat-suto yena

śrāvastī nirmame purī

bṛhadaśvas tu śrāvastis

tataḥ kuvalayāśvakaḥ

Translation

The son of Yuvanāśva was Śrāvasta, who constructed a township known as Śrāvastī Purī. The son of Śrāvasta was Bṛhadaśva, and his son was Kuvalayāśva. In this way the dynasty increased.

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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.

Śrāvasta Builds Śrāvastī Purī

  1. 1

    Yuvanāśva’s son was Śrāvasta.

  2. 2

    Śrāvasta constructed the township known as Śrāvastī Purī.

  3. 3

    Śrāvasta’s son was Bṛhadaśva, and Bṛhadaśva’s son was Kuvalayāśva. In this way the dynasty increased.

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 of Viśvagandhi was Candra, the son of Candra was Yuvanāśva, and his son was Śrāvasta, who constructed Śrāvastī Purī. The son of Śrāvasta was Bṛhadaśva.
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. śrāvastaḥby the name Śrāvasta
  2. tat-sutaḥthe son of Yuvanāśva
  3. yenaby whom
  4. śrāvastīof the name Śrāvastī
  5. nirmamewas constructed
  6. purīthe great township
  7. bṛhadaśvaḥBṛhadaśva
  8. tuhowever
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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

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 the mention of Śrāvastī Purī help you remember Śrāvasta’s place in the account?

Practice

Write the family line from Yuvanāśva to Kuvalayāśva, noting Śrāvasta as the builder of Śrāvastī Purī.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayŚrāvasta Builds Śrāvastī PurīThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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