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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 12 · Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa
12.11.4412.11.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.11.45

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.11.29inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

एता भगवतो विष्णोरादित्यस्य विभूतय: ।

स्मरतां सन्ध्ययोर्नृणां हरन्त्यंहो दिने दिने ॥ ४५ ॥

etā bhagavato viṣṇor

ādityasya vibhūtayaḥ

smaratāṁ sandhyayor nṝṇāṁ

haranty aṁho dine dine

Translation

All these personalities are the opulent expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, in the form of the sun-god. These deities take away all the sinful reactions of those who remember them each day at dawn and sunset.

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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.

Remember the Supreme Lord’s Opulent Expansions

  1. 1

    All these personalities are opulent expansions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, in the form of the sun-god.

  2. 2

    The verse directs attention to remembering these personalities each day at dawn and sunset.

  3. 3

    These deities take away all the sinful reactions of those who remember them in this way. Their relationship with the Supreme Lord is central to this remembrance.

How it feels

Wonder → Benediction and peace. The work closes by exalting hearing and remembering the Lord.

Chapters 11–13 of Canto 12: The Mahāpuruṣa and the glories of Bhāgavatam. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: Summary Description of the Mahāpuruṣa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

To sustain the world, the Personality of Godhead manifests His potency of time as the sun and travels throughout the twelve months, beginning with Caitra, along with twelve sets of personal associates. One who remembers the opulences of the Personality of Godhead Śrī Hari in His form as the sun will become free of his sinful reactions.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. etāḥthese
  2. bhagavataḥof the Personality of Godhead
  3. viṣṇoḥLord Viṣṇu
  4. ādityasyaof the sun-god
  5. vibhūtayaḥthe opulences
  6. smaratāmfor those who remember
  7. sandhyayoḥat the junctures of the day
  8. nṝṇāmfor such men
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 12.11

    In this verse: “sinful”

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 remember these personalities while keeping their relationship with the Supreme Lord in view?

Practice

At the next dawn or sunset, read this translation and remember the personalities as the Supreme Lord’s opulent expansions.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemember the Supreme Lord’s Opulent ExpansionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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