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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
12.6.6212.6.64-65

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.63

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.6.37inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

इत्युक्तो गुरुरप्याह कुपितो याह्यलं त्वया ।

विप्रावमन्त्रा शिष्येण मदधीतं त्यजाश्विति ॥ ६३ ॥

ity ukto gurur apy āha

kupito yāhy alaṁ tvayā

viprāvamantrā śiṣyeṇa

mad-adhītaṁ tyajāśv iti

Translation

Addressed thus, the spiritual master Vaiśampāyana became angry and said: Go away from here! Enough of you, O disciple who insults brāhmaṇas! Furthermore, you must immediately give back everything I have taught you.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Insulting Fellow Disciples Displeases the Guru

  1. 1

    Vaiśampāyana became angry because Yājñavalkya insulted the other disciples, who were qualified brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    He ordered Yājñavalkya to leave and immediately give back everything he had been taught.

  3. 3

    A spiritual master is very displeased when a proud disciple insults or mistreats the guru’s other disciples. The purport compares this to a father disturbed by one son mistreating his other children.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Vaiśampāyana was angry because one of his disciples, Yājñavalkya, was insulting the other disciples, who were, after all, qualified brāhmaṇas.
  • Just as a father is disturbed when one son mistreats the father’s other children, the spiritual master is very displeased if a proud disciple insults or mistreats the guru’s other disciples.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

When the sage Yājñavalkya was rejected by his spiritual master, he had to give up all the Vedic mantras he had received from him. To obtain new mantras of the Yajur Veda, Yājñavalkya worshiped the Supreme Lord in the form of the sun-god.
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. itithus
  2. uktaḥaddressed
  3. guruḥhis spiritual master
  4. apiindeed
  5. āhasaid
  6. kupitaḥangry
  7. yāhigo away
  8. alamenough
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 12.6

    In this verse: “father”, “children”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 12.6

    In this verse: “proud”

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

Does the way I treat fellow students show respect for our teacher?

Practice

Speak respectfully to one fellow student today, taking care not to belittle them.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayInsulting Fellow Disciples Displeases the GuruThis 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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