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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
9.6.439.6.45-46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.44

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.6.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तासां कलिरभूद् भूयांस्तदर्थेऽपोह्य सौहृदम् ।

ममानुरूपो नायं व इति तद्गतचेतसाम् ॥ ४४ ॥

tāsāṁ kalir abhūd bhūyāṁs

tad-arthe ’pohya sauhṛdam

mamānurūpo nāyaṁ va

iti tad-gata-cetasām

Translation

Thereafter, the princesses, being attracted by Saubhari Muni, gave up their sisterly relationship and quarreled among themselves, each one of them contending, “This man is just suitable for me, and not for you.” In this way there ensued a great disagreement.

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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.

Possessive Attraction Disrupted Sisterly Affection

  1. 1

    The princesses were all attracted to Saubhari Muni.

  2. 2

    Each insisted that he was suitable for herself and not for the others.

  3. 3

    They gave up their sisterly relationship and quarreled, creating great disagreement.

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:

Thereafter, Māndhātā became the emperor and ruled the earth, which consists of seven islands. 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.”
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. tāsāmof all the princesses
  2. kaliḥdisagreement and quarrel
  3. abhūtthere was
  4. bhūyānvery much
  5. tat-arthefor the sake of Saubhari Muni
  6. apohyagiving up
  7. sauhṛdama good relationship
  8. mamamine
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “gave up”

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

When has wanting something for yourself strained a relationship?

Practice

In one disagreement today, avoid insisting that what you want must be yours alone.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPossessive Attraction Disrupted Sisterly AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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