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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 18: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy
1.18.231.18.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.18.24-25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

एकदा धनुरुद्यम्य विचरन् मृगयां वने ।

मृगाननुगत: श्रान्त: क्षुधितस्तृषितो भृशम् ॥ २४ ॥

जलाशयमचक्षाण: प्रविवेश तमाश्रमम् ।

ददर्श मुनिमासीनं शान्तं मीलितलोचनम् ॥ २५ ॥

ekadā dhanur udyamya

vicaran mṛgayāṁ vane

mṛgān anugataḥ śrāntaḥ

kṣudhitas tṛṣito bhṛśam

jalāśayam acakṣāṇaḥ

praviveśa tam āśramam

dadarśa munim āsīnaṁ

śāntaṁ mīlita-locanam

Translation

Once upon a time Mahārāja Parīkṣit, while engaged in hunting in the forest with bow and arrows, became extremely fatigued, hungry and thirsty while following the stags. While searching for a reservoir of water, he entered the hermitage of the well-known Śamīka Ṛṣi and saw the sage sitting silently with closed eyes.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Guides His Devotee Toward Renunciation

  1. 1

    While hunting, Mahārāja Parīkṣit became extremely tired, hungry and thirsty. Searching for water, he entered Śamīka Ṛṣi’s hermitage and found the sage sitting silently with closed eyes.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that the Lord arranged these unusual bodily demands to prepare His pure devotee for renunciation. The Lord never forgets His devotee, even when the devotee is absorbed in worldly affairs.

  3. 3

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa intended Mahārāja Parīkṣit to become the medium for the revelation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. These apparently unfavorable circumstances prepared for its being spoken for everyone’s benefit.

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