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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
9.6.49.6.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.6.5

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

तेषां पुरस्तादभवन्नार्यावर्ते नृपा नृप ।

पञ्चविंशति: पश्चाच्च त्रयो मध्येऽपरेऽन्यत: ॥ ५ ॥

teṣāṁ purastād abhavann

āryāvarte nṛpā nṛpa

pañca-viṁśatiḥ paścāc ca

trayo madhye ’pare ’nyataḥ

Translation

Of the one hundred sons, twenty-five became kings in the western side of Āryāvarta, a place between the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains. Another twenty-five sons became kings in the east of Āryāvarta, and the three principal sons became kings in the middle. The other sons became kings in various other places.

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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.

The Sons Rule in Different Regions

  1. 1

    Āryāvarta is described as the land between the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains.

  2. 2

    Twenty-five sons became kings in western Āryāvarta, and another twenty-five became kings in the east.

  3. 3

    The three principal sons ruled in the middle. The remaining sons became kings in various other places.

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 sons of Mahārāja Ikṣvāku became kings of different parts of the world. Because of violating sacrificial rules and regulations, one of these sons, Vikukṣi, was banished from the kingdom.
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. teṣāmamong all of those sons
  2. purastāton the eastern side
  3. abhavanthey became
  4. āryāvartein the place within the Himālaya and Vindhya mountains known as Āryāvarta
  5. nṛpāḥkings
  6. nṛpaO King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
  7. pañca-viṁśatiḥtwenty-five
  8. paścāton the western side
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.6

    In this verse: “kings”

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

What details help me picture how the kingdoms were distributed?

Practice

Sketch a simple east–middle–west diagram and label the groups of kings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Sons Rule in Different RegionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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