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How to study this verse, in six steps

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3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

10.74.20-21 10.74.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.74.22

Āśraya· The supreme shelter

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Sahadevasince 10.74.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

विविधानीह कर्माणि जनयन् यदवेक्षया ।

ईहते यदयं सर्व: श्रेयो धर्मादिलक्षणम् ॥ २२ ॥

vividhānīha karmāṇi

janayan yad-avekṣayā

īhate yad ayaṁ sarvaḥ

śreyo dharmādi-lakṣaṇam

Translation

He creates the many activities of this world, and thus by His grace the whole world endeavors for the ideals of religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Our Endeavors Depend on His Grace

1
The Lord creates the many activities of this world.
2
By His grace, the whole world is able to endeavor toward its ideals.
3
These ideals are religiosity, economic development, sense gratification and liberation.

How it feels

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 74: The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In His role as the Supersoul in the heart, He arranges for everyone in the universe to engage in his particular kind of work, and by His mercy alone human beings can perform various kinds of pious activities and receive the resultant benefits. One who worships Him worships all living entities.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.74

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

vividhānivarious
ihain this world
karmāṇimaterial activities
janayangenerating
yatby whose
avekṣayāgrace
īhateendeavors
yatinasmuch

Key ideas in this verse

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

Āśraya · The summum bonum
Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.74
In this verse: “religiosity”
Kṛpā · Divine mercy
Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.74
In this verse: “grace”
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.74
In this verse: “sense gratification”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I recognize the Lord’s grace behind my ability to endeavor?

Practice

Before beginning one task today, pause and thank the Lord for the ability to act.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOur Endeavors Depend on His GraceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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