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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 2 · Chapter 6: Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed
2.6.292.6.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 2.6.30

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 2.6.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Brahmā → Nārada Muni

ततश्च मनव: काले ईजिरे ऋषयोऽपरे ।

पितरो विबुधा दैत्या मनुष्या: क्रतुभिर्विभुम् ॥ ३० ॥

tataś ca manavaḥ kāle

ījire ṛṣayo ’pare

pitaro vibudhā daityā

manuṣyāḥ kratubhir vibhum

Translation

Thereafter, the Manus, the fathers of mankind, the great sages, the forefathers, the learned scholars, the Daityas and mankind performed sacrifices meant to please the Supreme Lord.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Choose Devotion Over Material Comfort

  1. 1

    The Manus, sages, forefathers, scholars, Daityas and mankind performed sacrifices meant to please the Supreme Lord.

  2. 2

    The daityas worship demigods to obtain the greatest possible material facilities. Devotees of the Lord are eka-niṣṭha, absolutely attached to His devotional service.

  3. 3

    Realizing their spiritual identity, devotees are more concerned with spiritual emancipation than material comfort. Their dedication leaves practically no time for seeking material benefits.

Key points from the purport
  • The daityas are devotees of the demigods because they want to derive the greatest possible material facilities from them.
  • Therefore they have practically no time to seek the benefits of material facilities.
  • Because of their realization of their spiritual identity, they are more concerned with spiritual emancipation than with material comforts.

Śrīla Prabhupāda'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

Uncertainty → Awe. The scale of reality widens dramatically.

Chapters 4–7 of Canto 2: The creation, cosmic Person and incarnations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed

Brahmā describes the universal form, his sacrifice, and the Lord’s control over creation, maintenance, and destruction.

Back to this verse in chapter 2.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthereafter
  2. caalso
  3. manavaḥthe Manus, the fathers of mankind
  4. kālein due course of time
  5. ījireworshiped
  6. ṛṣayaḥgreat sages
  7. apareothers
  8. pitaraḥthe forefathers
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 2.6

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”, “worship”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 2.6

    In this verse: “attached”, “material”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 2.6

    In this verse: “fathers”

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

Am I giving more attention to material comfort or to devotional service?

Practice

Use a few minutes you would otherwise spend seeking an extra comfort for devotional service today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayChoose Devotion Over Material ComfortThis 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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