Srimad Bhagavatam Canto 9 Chapter 23 Verses 18-19

Canto 9: Liberation | Chapter 23: The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 9.23.18-19

duṣmantaḥ sa punar bheje

sva-vaḿśaḿ rājya-kāmukaḥ

yayāter jyeṣṭha-putrasya

yador vaḿśaḿ nararṣabha

varṇayāmi mahā-puṇyaḿ

sarva-pāpa-haraḿ nṛṇām

yador vaḿśaḿ naraḥ śrutvā

sarva-pāpaiḥ pramucyate

SYNONYMS

duṣmantaḥ — Mahārāja Duṣmanta; saḥ — he; punaḥ bheje — again accepted; sva-vaḿśam — his original dynasty (the Pūru dynasty); rājya-kāmukaḥ — because of desiring the royal throne; yayāteḥ — of Mahārāja Yayāti; jyeṣṭha-putrasya — of the first son, Yadu; yadoḥ vaḿśam — the dynasty of Yadu; nara-ṛṣabha — O best of human beings, Mahārāja Parīkṣit; varṇayāmi — I shall describe; mahā-puṇyam — supremely pious; sarva-pāpa-haram — vanquishes the reactions of sinful activities; nṛṇām — of human society; yadoḥ vaḿśam — the description of the dynasty of Yadu; naraḥ — any person; śrutvā — simply by hearing; sarva-pāpaiḥ — from all reactions of sinful activities; pramucyate — is freed.

TRANSLATION

Mahārāja Duṣmanta, desiring to occupy the throne, returned to his original dynasty [the Pūru dynasty], even though he had accepted Maruta as his father. O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, let me now describe the dynasty of Yadu, the eldest son of Mahārāja Yayāti. This description is supremely pious, and it vanquishes the reactions of sinful activities in human society. Simply by hearing this description, one is freed from all sinful reactions.

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