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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 87: The Prayers of the Personified Vedas
10.87.4410.87.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.87.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.87.45inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं स ऋषिणादिष्टं गृहीत्वा श्रद्धयात्मवान् ।

पूर्ण: श्रुतधरो राजन्नाह वीरव्रतो मुनि: ॥ ४५ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ sa ṛṣiṇādiṣṭaṁ

gṛhītvā śraddhayātmavān

pūrṇaḥ śruta-dharo rājann

āha vīra-vrato muniḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi ordered him in this way, the self-possessed sage Nārada, whose vow is as heroic as a warrior’s, accepted the command with firm faith. Now successful in all his purposes, he thought about what he had heard, O King, and replied to the Lord as follows.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receive Instructions With Firm Faith

  1. 1

    Nārada accepted Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi’s command with firm faith.

  2. 2

    He was self-possessed, and his vow was as heroic as a warrior’s. His acceptance showed steady determination.

  3. 3

    Successful in all his purposes, Nārada reflected on what he had heard before replying to the Lord.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 87: The Prayers of the Personified Vedas

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nārada Muni was equally satisfied to hear this account from Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi. Thus Nārada offered his obeisances to the Lord and then went to see his disciple Vedavyāsa, to whom he explained everything he had heard.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.87
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. evamin this manner
  3. saḥhe (Nārada)
  4. ṛṣiṇāby the sage (Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi)
  5. ādiṣṭamordered
  6. gṛhītvāaccepting
  7. śraddhayāfaithfully
  8. ātma-vānself-possessed
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.87

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.87

    In this verse: “king”

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

Do I pause to reflect on spiritual instruction before responding to it?

Practice

After reading today, sit quietly for one minute and recall the instruction you want to follow.

Live this todayReceive Instructions With Firm FaithThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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