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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 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā
9.7.109.7.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.7.11

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.7.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

निर्दशे च स आगत्य यजस्वेत्याह सोऽब्रवीत् ।

दन्ता: पशोर्यज्जायेरन्नथ मेध्यो भवेदिति ॥ ११ ॥

nirdaśe ca sa āgatya

yajasvety āha so ’bravīt

dantāḥ paśor yaj jāyerann

atha medhyo bhaved iti

Translation

After ten days, Varuṇa came again and said to Hariścandra, “Now you can perform the sacrifice.” Hariścandra replied, “When an animal grows teeth, then it becomes pure enough to be sacrificed.”

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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.

Another Condition Delays the Sacrifice

  1. 1

    After ten days, Varuṇa returned to Hariścandra.

  2. 2

    Varuṇa again asked him to perform the sacrifice.

  3. 3

    Hariścandra replied that an animal becomes pure enough for sacrifice when its teeth appear. He thus gave another condition for waiting.

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 7: The Descendants of King Māndhātā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Hariścandra promised that Rohita would be used to perform a Varuṇa-yajña. Varuṇa reminded Hariścandra repeatedly about this yajña, but the King, because of affection for his son, gave various arguments to avoid sacrificing him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nirdaśeafter ten days
  2. caalso
  3. saḥhe, Varuṇa
  4. āgatyacoming there
  5. yajasvanow sacrifice
  6. itithus
  7. āhasaid
  8. saḥhe, Hariścandra
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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

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 does Hariścandra respond when Varuṇa returns after the stated waiting period?

Practice

Summarize this exchange in one sentence, identifying the new condition Hariścandra gives.

Live this todayAnother Condition Delays the SacrificeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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