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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 1 · Chapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit
1.12.301.12.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.12.31

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The learned brāhmaṇassince 1.12.19inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

स राजपुत्रो ववृधे आशु शुक्ल इवोडुप: ।

आपूर्यमाण: पितृभि: काष्ठाभिरिव सोऽन्वहम् ॥ ३१ ॥

sa rāja-putro vavṛdhe

āśu śukla ivoḍupaḥ

āpūryamāṇaḥ pitṛbhiḥ

kāṣṭhābhir iva so ’nvaham

Translation

As the moon, in its waxing fortnight, develops day after day, so the royal prince [Parīkṣit] very soon developed luxuriantly under the care and full facilities of his guardian grandfathers.

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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.

Growth Under Loving Guardianship

  1. 1

    The royal prince Parīkṣit grew and developed very quickly.

  2. 2

    His growth is compared to the moon increasing day after day during its waxing fortnight.

  3. 3

    His guardian grandfathers provided care and full facilities for his development.

How it feels

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

Parīkṣit’s protection in the womb is recalled, and learned brāhmaṇas predict his qualities at birth.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥthat
  2. rāja-putraḥthe royal prince
  3. vavṛdhegrew up
  4. āśuvery soon
  5. śuklewaxing moon
  6. ivalike
  7. uḍupaḥthe moon
  8. āpūryamāṇaḥluxuriantly
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “guardian”

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

Whose steady care has supported my growth?

Practice

Thank one person today for a specific way they have cared for you.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGrowth Under Loving GuardianshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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