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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

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

9.6.23-24 9.6.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.25

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

बहुलाश्वो निकुम्भस्य कृशाश्वोऽथास्य सेनजित् ।

युवनाश्वोऽभवत् तस्य सोऽनपत्यो वनं गत: ॥ २५ ॥

bahulāśvo nikumbhasya

kṛśāśvo ’thāsya senajit

yuvanāśvo ’bhavat tasya

so ’napatyo vanaṁ gataḥ

Translation

The son of Nikumbha was Bahulāśva, the son of Bahulāśva was Kṛśāśva, the son of Kṛśāśva was Senajit, and the son of Senajit was Yuvanāśva. Yuvanāśva had no sons, and thus he retired from family life and went to the forest.

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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.

Yuvanāśva Retires to the Forest

1
Nikumbha’s son was Bahulāśva, whose son was Kṛśāśva.
2
Kṛśāśva’s son was Senajit, and Senajit’s son was Yuvanāśva.
3
Yuvanāśva had no sons. He therefore retired from family life and went to the forest.

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:

The son of Dṛḍhāśva was Haryaśva, the son of Haryaśva was Nikumbha, the son of Nikumbha was Bahulāśva, and the son of Bahulāśva was Kṛśāśva. The son of Kṛśāśva was Senajit, and his son was Yuvanāśva.

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