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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
9.8.189.8.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.8.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अंशुमांश्चोदितो राज्ञा तुरगान्वेषणे ययौ ।

पितृव्यखातानुपथं भस्मान्ति दद‍ृशे हयम् ॥ १९ ॥

aṁśumāṁś codito rājñā

turagānveṣaṇe yayau

pitṛvya-khātānupathaṁ

bhasmānti dadṛśe hayam

Translation

Thereafter, Aṁśumān, the grandson of Mahārāja Sagara, was ordered by the King to search for the horse. Following the same path traversed by his uncles, Aṁśumān gradually reached the stack of ashes and found the horse nearby.

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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.

Aṁśumān Faithfully Carries Out His Task

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Sagara ordered his grandson Aṁśumān to search for the horse.

  2. 2

    Aṁśumān followed the same path that his uncles had traversed.

  3. 3

    He gradually reached the stack of ashes and found the horse nearby. His search proceeded step by step.

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. aṁśumānthe son of Asamañjasa
  2. coditaḥbeing ordered
  3. rājñāby the King
  4. turagathe horse
  5. anveṣaṇeto search for
  6. yayauwent out
  7. pitṛvya-khātaas described by his father’s brothers
  8. anupathamfollowing that path
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.8

    In this verse: “king”

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 responsibility can I carry forward patiently today?

Practice

Complete one concrete step in a task entrusted to you.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAṁśumān Faithfully Carries Out His TaskThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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