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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
9.6.329.6.35-36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 9.6.33-34

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.6.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्रसद्दस्युरितीन्द्रोऽङ्ग विदधे नाम यस्य वै ।

यस्मात् त्रसन्ति ह्युद्विग्ना दस्यवो रावणादय: ॥ ३३ ॥

यौवनाश्वोऽथ मान्धाता चक्रवर्त्यवनीं प्रभु: ।

सप्तद्वीपवतीमेक: शशासाच्युततेजसा ॥ ३४ ॥

trasaddasyur itīndro ’ṅga

vidadhe nāma yasya vai

yasmāt trasanti hy udvignā

dasyavo rāvaṇādayaḥ

yauvanāśvo ’tha māndhātā

cakravarty avanīṁ prabhuḥ

sapta-dvīpavatīm ekaḥ

śaśāsācyuta-tejasā

Translation

Māndhātā, the son of Yuvanāśva, was the cause of fear for Rāvaṇa and other thieves and rogues who caused anxiety. O King Parīkṣit, because they feared him, the son of Yuvanāśva was known as Trasaddasyu. This name was given by King Indra. By the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the son of Yuvanāśva was so powerful that when he became emperor he ruled the entire world, consisting of seven islands, without any second ruler.

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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.

Power Comes Through the Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    Māndhātā, the son of Yuvanāśva, caused fear among Rāvaṇa and other thieves and rogues who troubled others.

  2. 2

    King Indra gave him the name Trasaddasyu because these troublemakers feared him.

  3. 3

    By the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Māndhātā ruled the entire world, consisting of seven islands, without a second ruler.

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:

Thieves and rogues were very much afraid of this powerful king, and therefore the king was known as Trasaddasyu, meaning “one who is very fearful to rogues and thieves.” Māndhātā begot sons in the womb of his wife, Bindumatī.
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. trasat-dasyuḥof the name Trasaddasyu (“one who threatens thieves and rogues”)
  2. itithus
  3. indraḥthe King of heaven
  4. aṅgamy dear King
  5. vidadhegave
  6. nāmathe name
  7. yasyawhom
  8. vaiindeed
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “king”, “ruler”, “emperor”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “fear”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “mercy”

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 can remembering the Lord’s mercy change the way you view your own abilities?

Practice

Take a moment today to acknowledge the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s mercy rather than taking all credit for one of your abilities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.6's connections

Live this todayPower Comes Through the Lord’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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