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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
1.12.341.12.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.12.35

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

आहूतो भगवान् राज्ञा याजयित्वा द्विजैर्नृपम् ।

उवास कतिचिन्मासान् सुहृदां प्रियकाम्यया ॥ ३५ ॥

āhūto bhagavān rājñā

yājayitvā dvijair nṛpam

uvāsa katicin māsān

suhṛdāṁ priya-kāmyayā

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, being invited to the sacrifices by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira, saw to it that they were performed by qualified [twice-born] brāhmaṇas. After that, for the pleasure of the relatives, the Lord remained a few months.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Spiritual Qualification Requires Training

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, accepted Yudhiṣṭhira's invitation to supervise the sacrifices. He arranged for qualified, twice-born brāhmaṇas to perform them.

  2. 2

    Birth in a brāhmaṇa family alone does not qualify someone to perform sacrifices. Proper training and initiation from a bona fide ācārya are required.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa's perfect arrangements ensured the successful performance of the sacrifices. Afterward, He stayed for a few months to give pleasure to His relatives.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was invited by Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to look into the supervision of the performances of yajña, and the Lord, to abide by the orders of His elderly cousin, caused the performance of yajñas by learned twice-born brāhmaṇas.
  • One must be twice-born by proper training and initiation from the bona fide ācārya.
  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was entrusted to look after this arrangement, and perfect as He is, He caused the yajñas to be performed by the bona fide twice-born brāhmaṇas for successful execution.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. āhūtaḥbeing called by
  2. bhagavānLord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead
  3. rājñāby the King
  4. yājayitvācausing to be performed
  5. dvijaiḥby the learned brāhmaṇas
  6. nṛpamon behalf of the King
  7. uvāsaresided
  8. katicita few
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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

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

Do I value genuine spiritual training more than family background or titles?

Practice

Review one instruction you have received through spiritual study and put it into practice today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySpiritual Qualification Requires TrainingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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