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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
9.7.19.7.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.7.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.7.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नर्मदा भ्रातृभिर्दत्ता पुरुकुत्साय योरगै: ।

तया रसातलं नीतो भुजगेन्द्रप्रयुक्तया ॥ २ ॥

narmadā bhrātṛbhir dattā

purukutsāya yoragaiḥ

tayā rasātalaṁ nīto

bhujagendra-prayuktayā

Translation

The serpent brothers of Narmadā gave Narmadā to Purukutsa. Being sent by Vāsuki, she took Purukutsa to the lower region of the universe.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Narmadā Takes Purukutsa to the Lower Region

  1. 1

    Before describing Purukutsa’s descendants, Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes his marriage to Narmadā.

  2. 2

    Narmadā’s serpent brothers gave her in marriage to Purukutsa, the son of Māndhātā.

  3. 3

    Being sent by Vāsuki, Narmadā took Purukutsa to the lower region of the universe.

Key points from the purport
  • Before describing the descendants of Purukutsa, the son of Māndhātā, Śukadeva Gosvāmī first describes how Purukutsa was married to Narmadā, who was induced to take him to the lower region of the universe.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Purukutsa, another son of Māndhātā, married the sister of the snakes ( sarpa-gaṇa) named Narmadā. The son of Purukutsa was Trasaddasyu, whose son was Anaraṇya.
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. narmadāby the name Narmadā
  2. bhrātṛbhiḥby her brothers
  3. dattāwas given in charity
  4. purukutsāyaunto Purukutsa
  5. yāshe who
  6. uragaiḥby the serpents ( sarpa-gaṇa)
  7. tayāby her
  8. rasātalamto the lower region of the universe
  9. nītaḥwas brought
  10. bhujaga-indra-prayuktayāengaged by Vāsuki, the King of the serpents
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 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 learning about Purukutsa’s marriage help me follow the account of his family?

Practice

Read the translation once more and identify who sent Narmadā and whom she took.

Live this todayNarmadā Takes Purukutsa to the Lower RegionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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