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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
9.8.279.8.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.28

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Personality of Godheadsince 9.8.28inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

अश्वोऽयं नीयतां वत्स पितामहपशुस्तव ।

इमे च पितरो दग्धा गङ्गाम्भोऽर्हन्ति नेतरत् ॥ २८ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

aśvo ’yaṁ nīyatāṁ vatsa

pitāmaha-paśus tava

ime ca pitaro dagdhā

gaṅgāmbho ’rhanti netarat

Translation

The Personality of Godhead said: My dear Aṁśumān, here is the animal sought by your grandfather for sacrifice. Please take it. As for your forefathers, who have been burnt to ashes, they can be delivered only by Ganges water, and not by any other means.

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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.

The Lord Reveals the Means of Deliverance

  1. 1

    The Personality of Godhead told Aṁśumān that the animal sought by his grandfather was there. He instructed him to take it for the sacrifice.

  2. 2

    Aṁśumān’s forefathers had been burnt to ashes. The Lord explained that they could be delivered by Ganges water.

  3. 3

    For these forefathers, Ganges water was the only means of deliverance. The Lord clearly stated that no other means would suffice.

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:

Thus Kapiladeva offered the instruction that they could be delivered by water from the Ganges. Aṁśumān then offered respectful obeisances to Kapiladeva, circumambulated Him, and left that place with the horse for sacrifice.
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. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe great personality Kapila Muni said
  2. aśvaḥhorse
  3. ayamthis
  4. nīyatāmtake
  5. vatsaO My son
  6. pitāmahaof your grandfather
  7. paśuḥthis animal
  8. tavayour
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 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

Am I willing to accept the Lord’s guidance when He gives a definite instruction?

Practice

Reread the Lord’s words today and identify both what Aṁśumān could do immediately and what his forefathers still needed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Reveals the Means of DeliveranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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