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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 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
9.8.139.8.15-16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.14

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

योऽसमञ्जस इत्युक्त: स केशिन्या नृपात्मज: ।

तस्य पुत्रोशुमान् नाम पितामहहिते रत: ॥ १४ ॥

yo ’samañjasa ity uktaḥ

sa keśinyā nṛpātmajaḥ

tasya putro ’ṁśumān nāma

pitāmaha-hite rataḥ

Translation

Among the sons of Sagara Mahārāja was one named Asamañjasa, who was born from the King’s second wife, Keśinī. The son of Asamañjasa was known as Aṁśumān, and he was always engaged in working for the good of Sagara Mahārāja, his grandfather.

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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.

Steady Service for Another’s Good

  1. 1

    Asamañjasa was a son of Sagara Mahārāja, born from the King’s second wife, Keśinī.

  2. 2

    Aṁśumān was the son of Asamañjasa and the grandson of Sagara Mahārāja.

  3. 3

    Aṁśumān was always engaged in working for his grandfather’s good. The verse highlights his steady care through service.

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 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Keśinī, the second wife of King Sagara, had a son named Asamañjasa, whose son Aṁśumān later searched for the horse and delivered his uncles. Upon approaching Kapiladeva, Aṁśumān saw both the horse meant for sacrifice and a pile of ashes.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥone of the sons of Sagara Mahārāja
  2. asamañjasaḥwhose name was Asamañjasa
  3. itias such
  4. uktaḥknown
  5. saḥhe
  6. keśinyāḥin the womb of Keśinī, the other queen of Sagara Mahārāja
  7. nṛpa-ātmajaḥthe son of the King
  8. tasyaof him (Asamañjasa)
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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 9.8

    In this verse: “king’s”

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 can I work for the good of an elder in my family?

Practice

Do one small, helpful task for an elder today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySteady Service for Another’s GoodThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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