Canto & Chapters
Liberation (24 Chapters)
Chapter 138v
King Sudyumna Becomes a Woman
Chapter 231v
The Dynasties of the Sons of Manu
Chapter 336v
The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
Chapter 460v
Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
Chapter 528v
Durvāsā Muni’s Life Spared
Chapter 648v
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
Chapter 724v
The Descendants of King Māndhātā
Chapter 827v
The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
Chapter 945v
The Dynasty of Aṁśumān
Chapter 1048v
The Pastimes of the Supreme Lord, Rāmacandra
Chapter 1132v
Lord Rāmacandra Rules the World
Chapter 1215v
The Dynasty of Kuśa, the Son of Lord Rāmacandra
Chapter 1326v
The Dynasty of Mahārāja Nimi
Chapter 1446v
King Purūravā Enchanted by Urvaśī
Chapter 1535v
Paraśurāma, the Lord’s Warrior Incarnation
Chapter 1635v
Lord Paraśurāma Destroys the World’s Ruling Class
Chapter 1715v
The Dynasties of the Sons of Purūravā
Chapter 1847v
King Yayāti Regains His Youth
Chapter 1927v
King Yayāti Achieves Liberation
Chapter 2035v
The Dynasty of Pūru
Chapter 2130v
The Dynasty of Bharata
Chapter 2236v
The Descendants of Ajamīḍha
Chapter 2330v
The Dynasties of the Sons of Yayāti
Chapter 2452v
Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
Canto 9, Chapter 6
The Downfall of Saubhari Muni
Verse 49 (SB 9.6.49)
SB 9.6.49 • मूल श्लोक
स कदाचिदुपासीन आत्मापह्नवमात्मन: । ददर्श बह्वृचाचार्यो मीनसङ्गसमुत्थितम् ॥ ४९ ॥
Transliteration
sa kadācid upāsīna ātmāpahnavam ātmanaḥ dadarśa bahv-ṛcācāryo mīna-saṅga-samutthitam
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
saḥ — he, Saubhari Muni; kadācit — one day; upāsīnaḥ — sitting down; ātma-apahnavam — degrading oneself from the platform of tapasya; ātmanaḥ — self-caused; dadarśa — observed; bahu-ṛca-ācāryaḥ — Saubhari Muni, who was expert in chanting mantras; mīna-saṅga — the sexual affairs of fish; samutthitam — caused by this incident.
Translation
“Thereafter, one day while Saubhari Muni, who was expert in chanting mantras, was sitting in a secluded place, he thought to himself about the cause of his falldown, which was simply that he had associated himself with the sexual affairs of the fish.”
Bhaktivedanta Purport
By Śrīla PrabhupādaViśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura remarks that Saubhari Muni had fallen from his austerity because of a vaiṣṇava-aparādha. The history is that when Garuḍa wanted to eat fish, Saubhari Muni unnecessarily gave the fish shelter under his care. Because Garuḍa’s plans for eating were disappointed, Saubhari Muni certainly committed a great offense to a Vaiṣṇava. Because of this vaiṣṇava-aparādha, an offense at the lotus feet of a Vaiṣṇava, Saubhari Muni fell from his exalted position of mystic tapasya. One should not, therefore, impede the activities of a Vaiṣṇava. This is the lesson we must learn from this incident concerning Saubhari Muni.