Demigod Worship Vs Krsna's Worship

2011-03-03
Srimad Bhagavatam 09.15.01-06 - Demigod Worship Vs Krsna's Worship (download mp3)
by Radhika Vallabha Prabhu at ISKCON Chowpatty
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SB 9.15.1
sri-badarayanir uvaca
ailasya corvasi-garbhat
sad asann atmaja nrpa
ayuh srutayuh satyayu
rayo 'tha vijayo jayah

Translation: 
Sukadeva Gosvami continued: O King Pariksit, from the womb of Urvasi, six sons were generated by Pururava. Their names were Ayu, Srutayu, Satyayu, Raya, Vijaya and Jaya.

SB 9.15.2-3
srutayor vasuman putrah
satyayos ca srutañjayah
rayasya suta ekas ca
jayasya tanayo 'mitah
bhimas tu vijayasyatha
kañcano hotrakas tatah
tasya jahnuh suto gangam
gandusi-krtya yo 'pibat

Translation: 
The son of Srutayu was Vasuman; the son of Satyayu, Srutañjaya; the son of Raya, Eka; the son of Jaya, Amita; and the son of Vijaya, Bhima. The son of Bhima was Kañcana; the son of Kañcana was Hotraka; and the son of Hotraka was Jahnu, who drank all the water of the Ganges in one sip.

SB 9.15.4
jahnos tu purus tasyatha
balakas catmajo 'jakah
tatah kusah kusasyapi
kusambus tanayo vasuh
kusanabhas ca catvaro
gadhir asit kusambujah

Translation: 
The son of Jahnu was Puru, the son of Puru was Balaka, the son of Balaka was Ajaka, and the son of Ajaka was Kusa. Kusa had four sons, named Kusambu, Tanaya, Vasu and Kusanabha. The son of Kusambu was Gadhi.

SB 9.15.5-6
tasya satyavatim kanyam
rciko 'yacata dvijah
varam visadrsam matva
gadhir bhargavam abravit
ekatah syama-karnanam
hayanam candra-varcasam
sahasram diyatam sulkam
kanyayah kusika vayam

Translation: 
King Gadhi had a daughter named Satyavati, whom a brahmana sage named Rcika requested from the King to be his wife. King Gadhi, however, regarded Rcika as an unfit husband for his daughter, and therefore he told the brahmana, "My dear sir, I belong to the dynasty of Kusa. Because we are aristocratic ksatriyas, you have to give some dowry for my daughter. Therefore, bring at least one thousand horses, each as brilliant as moonshine and each having one black ear, whether right or left."

Purport: 
The son of King Gadhi was Visvamitra, who was said to be a brahmana and ksatriya combined. Visvamitra attained the status of a brahmarsi, as explained later. From the marriage of Satyavati with Rcika Muni would come a son with the spirit of a ksatriya. King Gadhi demanded that an uncommon request be fulfilled before the brahmana Rcika could marry his daughter.