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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

9.6.35-36 9.6.38

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.37

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

यावत् सूर्य उदेति स्म यावच्च प्रतितिष्ठति ।

तत् सर्वं यौवनाश्वस्य मान्धातु: क्षेत्रमुच्यते ॥ ३७ ॥

yāvat sūrya udeti sma

yāvac ca pratitiṣṭhati

tat sarvaṁ yauvanāśvasya

māndhātuḥ kṣetram ucyate

Translation

All places, from where the sun rises on the horizon, shining brilliantly, to where the sun sets, are known as the possession of the celebrated Māndhātā, the son of Yuvanāśva.

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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.

Māndhātā’s Rule Extended Throughout the World

1
Māndhātā is identified as the son of Yuvanāśva.
2
He is described as a celebrated ruler whose possessions extended throughout the world.
3
The verse expresses the reach of his rule through the sun’s course: from where it rises to where it sets.

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:

Thus the son became known as Māndhātā. In due course of time, Yuvanāśva achieved perfection by performing austerities.

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

yāvatas long as
sūryaḥthe sun
udetihas risen on the horizon
smain the past
yāvatas long as
caalso
pratitiṣṭhaticontinues to stay
tatall those things mentioned above

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: “ruler”

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 image of sunrise to sunset give you of Māndhātā’s kingdom?

Practice

At sunrise or sunset today, recall how the verse uses the sun’s course to describe the extent of Māndhātā’s rule.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMāndhātā’s Rule Extended Throughout the WorldThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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