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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 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished
1.7.21.7.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.7.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

तस्मिन् स्व आश्रमे व्यासो बदरीषण्डमण्डिते ।

आसीनोऽप उपस्पृश्य प्रणिदध्यौ मन: स्वयम् ॥ ३ ॥

tasmin sva āśrame vyāso

badarī-ṣaṇḍa-maṇḍite

āsīno ’pa upaspṛśya

praṇidadhyau manaḥ svayam

Translation

In that place, Śrīla Vyāsadeva, in his own āśrama, which was surrounded by berry trees, sat down to meditate after touching water for purification.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Concentrate Under Spiritual Guidance

  1. 1

    Śrīla Vyāsadeva sat in his own āśrama, surrounded by berry trees.

  2. 2

    He touched water for purification before sitting down to meditate.

  3. 3

    Under the instructions of his spiritual master, Śrīla Nārada Muni, Vyāsadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place.

Key points from the purport
  • Under instructions of his spiritual master Śrīla Nārada Muni, Vyāsadeva concentrated his mind in that transcendental place of meditation.

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

Grief → Trust. Violence and bereavement make Kṛṣṇa's protective presence precious.

Chapters 7–9 of Canto 1: Postwar anguish, Kuntī and Bhīṣma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished

Vyāsadeva compiles Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; Arjuna captures Aśvatthāmā, and Kṛṣṇa addresses the question of his punishment.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasminin that ( āśrama)
  2. sveown
  3. āśramein the cottage
  4. vyāsaḥVyāsadeva
  5. badarīberry
  6. ṣaṇḍatrees
  7. maṇḍitesurrounded by
  8. āsīnaḥsitting
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “āśrama”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “purification”

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 can I give more concentrated attention to the spiritual instructions I receive?

Practice

Sit quietly for two minutes and attentively reflect on one spiritual instruction you have received.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayConcentrate Under Spiritual GuidanceThis 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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