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Canto 9 · Liberation · 24 chapters

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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 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva

9.7.25-26 9.8.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.8.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

हरितो रोहितसुतश्चम्पस्तस्माद् विनिर्मिता ।

चम्पापुरी सुदेवोऽतो विजयो यस्य चात्मज: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

harito rohita-sutaś

campas tasmād vinirmitā

campāpurī sudevo ’to

vijayo yasya cātmajaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: The son of Rohita was Harita, and Harita’s son was Campa, who constructed the town of Campāpurī. The son of Campa was Sudeva, and his son was Vijaya.

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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.

The Family Line Continues

1
Śukadeva Gosvāmī continues by describing the descendants of Rohita. Rohita’s son was Harita.
2
Harita’s son was Campa, who constructed the town of Campāpurī.
3
Campa’s son was Sudeva, and Sudeva’s son was Vijaya.

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 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The son of Rohita was known as Harita, and the son of Harita was Campa, who constructed a township known as Campāpurī. The son of Campa was Sudeva, the son of Sudeva was Vijaya, the son of Vijaya was Bharuka, and the son of Bharuka was Vṛka.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.8