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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
1.8.61.8.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.8.7

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

आमन्‍त्र्य पाण्डुपुत्रांश्च शैनेयोद्धवसंयुत: ।

द्वैपायनादिभिर्विप्रै: पूजितै: प्रतिपूजित: ॥ ७ ॥

āmantrya pāṇḍu-putrāṁś ca

śaineyoddhava-saṁyutaḥ

dvaipāyanādibhir vipraiḥ

pūjitaiḥ pratipūjitaḥ

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa then prepared for His departure. He invited the sons of Pāṇḍu, after having been worshiped by the brāhmaṇas, headed by Śrīla Vyāsadeva. The Lord also reciprocated greetings.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Supreme Lord Models Respectful Conduct

  1. 1

    Although Kṛṣṇa appeared as a kṣatriya, the brāhmaṇas headed by Śrīla Vyāsadeva knew Him to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They therefore worshiped Him.

  2. 2

    The Lord reciprocated their greetings to honor the social order. He observed the custom that a kṣatriya respects the orders of the brāhmaṇas.

  3. 3

    Though receiving the honor due the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa did not neglect customary social conduct. He deliberately set an example for others to follow.

Key points from the purport
  • Apparently Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa was a kṣatriya and was not worshipable by the brāhmaṇas.
  • But the brāhmaṇas present there, headed by Śrīla Vyāsadeva, all knew Him to be the Personality of Godhead, and therefore they worshiped Him.
  • The Lord reciprocated the greetings just to honor the social order that a kṣatriya is obedient to the orders of the brāhmaṇas.

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 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. āmantryainviting
  2. pāṇḍu-putrānall the sons of Pāṇḍu
  3. caalso
  4. śaineyaSātyaki
  5. uddhavaUddhava
  6. saṁyutaḥaccompanied
  7. dvaipāyana-ādibhiḥby the ṛṣis like Vedavyāsa
  8. vipraiḥby the brāhmaṇas
  9. pūjitaiḥbeing worshiped
  10. pratipūjitaḥthe Lord also reciprocated equally
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.8

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can you show respect without feeling that your own position is diminished?

Practice

Offer a thoughtful, respectful greeting to a teacher or elder today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Models Respectful ConductThis 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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