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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 8: Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved
1.8.11.8.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.8.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.8.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

ते निनीयोदकं सर्वे विलप्य च भृशं पुन: ।

आप्लुता हरिपादाब्जरज:पूतसरिज्जले ॥ २ ॥

te ninīyodakaṁ sarve

vilapya ca bhṛśaṁ punaḥ

āplutā hari-pādābja-

rajaḥ-pūta-sarij-jale

Translation

Having lamented over them and sufficiently offered Ganges water, they bathed in the Ganges, whose water is sanctified due to being mixed with the dust of the lotus feet of the Lord.

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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.

The Ganges Is Sanctified by the Lord

  1. 1

    The family lamented for their departed relatives. They also sufficiently offered Ganges water for them.

  2. 2

    After offering the water, they bathed together in the Ganges.

  3. 3

    The Ganges water is sanctified by being mixed with the dust of the Lord’s lotus feet. Its sacredness is connected with the Lord.

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 8: Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved

Kṛṣṇa protects Parīkṣit, Kuntī prays for undivided attraction to Him, and Yudhiṣṭhira grieves.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. teall of them
  2. ninīyahaving offered
  3. udakamwater
  4. sarveevery one of them
  5. vilapyahaving lamented
  6. caand
  7. bhṛśamsufficiently
  8. punaḥagain
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 1.8

    In this verse: “lamented”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this verse teach you about the source of the Ganges’ sacredness?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, giving special attention to the Lord’s lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Ganges Is Sanctified by the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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