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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 10 · Chapter 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
10.7.1610.7.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.7.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

विप्रा मन्त्रविदो युक्तास्तैर्या: प्रोक्तास्तथाशिष: ।

ता निष्फला भविष्यन्ति न कदाचिदपि स्फुटम् ॥ १७ ॥

viprā mantra-vido yuktās

tair yāḥ proktās tathāśiṣaḥ

tā niṣphalā bhaviṣyanti

na kadācid api sphuṭam

Translation

The brāhmaṇas, who were completely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns, were all yogīs fully equipped with mystic powers. Whatever blessings they spoke were certainly never fruitless.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chant Hare Kṛṣṇa to Satisfy Viṣṇu

  1. 1

    Fully qualified brāhmaṇas are powerful yogīs whose words never fail. They are dependable in their dealings with others.

  2. 2

    Because qualified brāhmaṇas for Vedic sacrifices are lacking in this age, the recommended sacrifice is saṅkīrtana-yajña, the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Life is meant for yajña, and yajña is meant to satisfy Viṣṇu. Chanting Hare Kṛṣṇa fulfills this purpose in the present age.

Key points from the purport
  • Brāhmaṇas fully equipped with the brahminical qualifications are always yogīs fully powerful in mystic yoga.
  • Because in this age there are no qualified brāhmaṇas, people should perform yajña by chanting the Hare Kṛṣṇa mantra (yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ).
  • Life is meant for yajña, and yajña is performed by the chanting of Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 10.7.17 quotesSB 11.5.32

Yajñaiḥ saṅkīrtana-prāyair yajanti hi sumedhasaḥ. Yajña is meant to satisfy Viṣṇu (yajñārthāt karmaṇo ’nyatra loko ’yaṁ karma-bandhanaḥ).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then various types of Vedic ritualistic ceremonies were performed with the help of the brāhmaṇas. Not knowing the real identity of the child, the brāhmaṇas showered the child with blessings.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. viprāḥthe brāhmaṇas
  2. mantra-vidaḥcompletely expert in chanting the Vedic hymns
  3. yuktāḥperfect mystic yogīs
  4. taiḥby them
  5. yāḥwhatsoever
  6. proktāḥwas spoken
  7. tathābecomes just so
  8. āśiṣaḥall blessings
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “blessings”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “chanting”

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 make chanting for the Lord’s satisfaction part of my day?

Practice

Chant today: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare/ Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 11.5.32

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.7's connections

Live this todayChant Hare Kṛṣṇa to Satisfy ViṣṇuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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