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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
12.6.312.6.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.4

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

पुराणसंहितामेतामश्रौष्म भवतो वयम् ।

यस्यां खलूत्तम:श्लोको भगवाननुवर्ण्यते ॥ ४ ॥

purāṇa-saṁhitām etām

aśrauṣma bhavato vayam

yasyāṁ khalūttamaḥ-śloko

bhagavān anuvarṇyate

Translation

I have heard from you this Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, which is the perfect summary of all the Purāṇas and which perfectly describes the Supreme Lord, Uttamaḥśloka.

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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.

The Bhāgavatam Perfectly Describes the Lord

  1. 1

    Parīkṣit acknowledges that he has heard Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam from Śukadeva.

  2. 2

    Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the perfect summary of all the Purāṇas.

  3. 3

    It perfectly describes the Supreme Lord, Uttamaḥśloka.

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. purāṇa-saṁhitāmessential summary of all the Purāṇas
  2. etāmthis
  3. aśrauṣmahave heard
  4. bhavataḥfrom you
  5. vayamwe
  6. yasyāmin which
  7. khaluindeed
  8. uttamaḥ-ślokaḥwho is always described in choice poetry
  9. bhagavānthe Personality of Godhead
  10. anuvarṇyateis fittingly described
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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: “heard”

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

When you read Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, how closely do you attend to its description of the Supreme Lord?

Practice

Reread this translation slowly, keeping its purpose of describing the Supreme Lord in mind.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Bhāgavatam Perfectly Describes the LordThis 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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