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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 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
9.8.19.8.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.2

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

भरुकस्तत्सुतस्तस्माद् वृकस्तस्यापि बाहुक: ।

सोऽरिभिर्हृतभू राजा सभार्यो वनमाविशत् ॥ २ ॥

bharukas tat-sutas tasmād

vṛkas tasyāpi bāhukaḥ

so ’ribhir hṛta-bhū rājā

sabhāryo vanam āviśat

Translation

The son of Vijaya was Bharuka, Bharuka’s son was Vṛka, and Vṛka’s son was Bāhuka. The enemies of King Bāhuka took away all his possessions, and therefore the King entered the order of vānaprastha and went to the forest with his wife.

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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.

Bāhuka Leaves for the Forest

  1. 1

    Vijaya’s son was Bharuka, whose son was Vṛka. Vṛka’s son was Bāhuka.

  2. 2

    King Bāhuka’s enemies took away all his possessions.

  3. 3

    Bāhuka then entered the order of vānaprastha and went to the forest with his wife.

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:

Bāhuka, the son of Vṛka, was greatly disturbed by his enemies, and therefore he left home with his wife and went to the forest. When he died there, his wife wanted to accept the principles of satī, dying with her husband, but when she was about to die a sage named Aurva found that she was pregnant and forbade her to do so.
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. bharukaḥby the name Bharuka
  2. tat-sutaḥthe son of Vijaya
  3. tasmātfrom him (Bharuka)
  4. vṛkaḥby the name Vṛka
  5. tasyahis
  6. apialso
  7. bāhukaḥby the name Bāhuka
  8. saḥhe, the King
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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”

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 stands out to you about Bāhuka’s response to losing his possessions?

Practice

Write one sentence describing what Bāhuka did after his loss.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBāhuka Leaves for the ForestThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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