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Canto 12 · The Age of Deterioration · 13 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
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?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 12 · Chapter 13: The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

12.13.21 12.13.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.13.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.13.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

भवे भवे यथा भक्ति: पादयोस्तव जायते ।

तथा कुरुष्व देवेश नाथस्त्वं नो यत: प्रभो ॥ २२ ॥

bhave bhave yathā bhaktiḥ

pādayos tava jāyate

tathā kuruṣva deveśa

nāthas tvaṁ no yataḥ prabho

Translation

O Lord of lords, O master, please grant us pure devotional service at Your lotus feet, life after life.

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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.

Pray for Pure Devotion, Life After Life

1
The prayer addresses the Lord as the Lord of lords and our master.
2
It asks Him to grant pure devotional service at His lotus feet.
3
The request is for devotional service life after life. Continuing service to the Lord is the prayer’s goal.

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

Chapter 13: The Glories of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Having thus glorified the Bhāgavatam, Sūta Gosvāmī meditates upon Lord Śrī Nārāyaṇa as the original Absolute Truth, who is perfectly pure, free from all contamination, devoid of sorrow and immortal. Then he offers obeisances to the greatest yogī, Śrī Śukadeva, who is nondifferent from the Absolute Truth.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 12.13

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

bhave bhavein life after life
yathāso that
bhaktiḥdevotional service
pādayoḥat the lotus feet
tavaof You
jāyatearises
tathāso
kuruṣvaplease do

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 12.13
In this verse: “devotional service”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make pure devotional service the heart of my prayers?

Practice

Slowly repeat this verse’s prayer today, asking the Lord for pure devotional service.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPray for Pure Devotion, Life After LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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