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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 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away
12.6.112.6.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 12.6.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

राजोवाच

सिद्धोऽस्म्यनुगृहीतोऽस्मि भवता करुणात्मना ।

श्रावितो यच्च मे साक्षादनादिनिधनो हरि: ॥ २ ॥

rājovāca

siddho ’smy anugṛhīto ’smi

bhavatā karuṇātmanā

śrāvito yac ca me sākṣād

anādi-nidhano hariḥ

Translation

Mahārāja Parīkṣit said: I have now achieved the purpose of my life, because a great and merciful soul like you has shown such kindness to me. You have personally spoken to me this narration of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, who is without beginning or end.

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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.

Hearing About Hari Fulfills Life

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Parīkṣit declares that he has achieved the purpose of his life.

  2. 2

    He credits this success to the kindness of a great and merciful soul who personally spoke to him about Hari.

  3. 3

    Hari is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, without beginning or end.

How it feels

Approaching death → Demonstrated fearlessness. Parīkṣit is already a great devotee; his final hearing exemplifies fearlessness for the audience.

Chapters 5–6 of Canto 12: Śukadeva's final instruction and Parīkṣit's passing. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After hearing the words of Śrī Śukadeva, Mahārāja Parīkṣit stated that by having listened to the Bhāgavatam, which is the compendium of the Purāṇas and which is full of the nectarean pastimes of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Uttamaḥśloka, Parīkṣit had attained the transcendental position of fearlessness and oneness with the Supreme.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. rājā uvācaKing Parīkṣit said
  2. siddhaḥfully successful
  3. asmiI am
  4. anugṛhītaḥshown great mercy
  5. asmiI am
  6. bhavatāby your good self
  7. karuṇā-ātmanāwho are full of mercy
  8. śrāvitaḥhas been described aurally
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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 12.6

    In this verse: “narration”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 12.6

    In this verse: “kindness”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 12.6

    In this verse: “merciful”

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 you recognize the opportunity to hear about the Lord as an act of mercy?

Practice

Read this verse aloud once, giving special attention to the King's gratitude.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHearing About Hari Fulfills LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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