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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
9.8.289.8.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
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

तं परिक्रम्य शिरसा प्रसाद्य हयमानयत् ।

सगरस्तेन पशुना यज्ञशेषं समापयत् ॥ २९ ॥

taṁ parikramya śirasā

prasādya hayam ānayat

sagaras tena paśunā

yajña-śeṣaṁ samāpayat

Translation

Thereafter, Aṁśumān circumambulated Kapila Muni and offered Him respectful obeisances, bowing his head. After fully satisfying Him in this way, Aṁśumān brought back the horse meant for sacrifice, and with this horse Mahārāja Sagara performed the remaining ritualistic ceremonies.

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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.

Respectful Worship and Faithful Action

  1. 1

    Aṁśumān circumambulated Kapila Muni and bowed his head in respectful obeisances. These acts fully satisfied Him.

  2. 2

    After offering his respects, Aṁśumān brought back the horse meant for sacrifice. His reverence was followed by action.

  3. 3

    With the returned horse, Mahārāja Sagara performed the remaining ritualistic ceremonies. Aṁśumān’s return enabled the sacrifice to be completed.

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:

Aṁśumān then offered respectful obeisances to Kapiladeva, circumambulated Him, and left that place with the horse for sacrifice. When King Sagara finished his yajña, he handed over the kingdom to Aṁśumān and, following the advice of Aurva, attained salvation.
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. tamthat great sage
  2. parikramyaafter circumambulating
  3. śirasā(by bowing down) with his head
  4. prasādyamaking Him fully satisfied
  5. hayamthe horse
  6. ānayatbrought back
  7. sagaraḥKing Sagara
  8. tenaby that
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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

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 my respect for the Lord be expressed through both worship and action?

Practice

Bow your head today in respectful obeisances to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 9.8's connections

Live this todayRespectful Worship and Faithful ActionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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