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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
1.18.51.18.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.18.6

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.18.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

यस्मिन्नहनि यर्ह्येव भगवानुत्ससर्ज गाम् ।

तदैवेहानुवृत्तोऽसावधर्मप्रभव:

कलि: ॥ ६ ॥

yasminn ahani yarhy eva

bhagavān utsasarja gām

tadaivehānuvṛtto ’sāv

adharma-prabhavaḥ kaliḥ

Translation

The very day and moment the Personality of Godhead, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, left this earth, the personality of Kali, who promotes all kinds of irreligious activities, came into this world.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Holy Name Drives Kali Away

  1. 1

    Kali entered when Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa left the earth. The Lord and His holy name and qualities are identical, so constant chanting leaves no chance for Kali to enter.

  2. 2

    Distributing the Lord’s holy name, fame and activities, as authorized in Bhagavad-gītā or Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, creates conditions favorable to religious principles.

  3. 3

    Sound technology can serve the Lord rather than sense enjoyment. Nothing is bad when properly used in His service.

Key points from the purport
  • The Personality of Godhead and His holy name, qualities, etc., are all identical.
  • The personality of Kali was not able to enter the jurisdiction of the earth due to the presence of the Personality of Godhead.
  • That is the technique of driving away the personality of Kali from the world.

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

Remorse and urgency → Surrender and inquiry. Seven days to live become the impetus for complete spiritual hearing.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 1: Parīkṣit is cursed and welcomes Śukadeva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 18: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Cursed by a Brāhmaṇa Boy

A sage’s son curses Parīkṣit, but his father condemns the punishment of the saintly king.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yasminon that
  2. ahanivery day
  3. yarhi evain the very moment
  4. bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead
  5. utsasarjaleft aside
  6. gāmthe earth
  7. tadāat that time
  8. evacertainly
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 1.18

    In this verse: “chanting”, “holy name”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.18

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 1.18

    In this verse: “favorable”

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

How could you use the sound you listen to in service of the Lord?

Practice

Replace a few minutes of entertainment audio with chanting the Lord’s holy name.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Holy Name Drives Kali AwayThis 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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