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Who is speaking?
Every chapter of the Bhāgavatam, coloured by how many narrators deep it goes. Choose one to see its frames and every verse where a new voice begins.
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The depth map
SB 4.24 · 4 voices deep
Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
The frames this chapter sits inside, outermost first. Choose one to read its note and the verse where its voice begins.
Lord Śiva meets the sons of Prācīnabarhi and teaches them his song of prayers.
Where this voice begins
“Lord Śiva said: You are all the sons of King Prācīnabarhi, and I wish all good fortune to you. I also know what you are going to do, and therefore I am visible to you just to show my mercy upon you.”
In the translation
Voices in this chapter
Each verse whose translation opens by naming its speaker, in order. Repeated openings by the same speaker are grouped.
The frames come from where the translation itself says who is speaking (“Śukadeva Gosvāmī said …”). Their exact start and end verses, the episode labels and the setting bands are study aids, not words of the scripture; Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on each verse is always the final word.