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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 9: Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version
2.9.132.9.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 2.9.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 2.9.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीर्यत्र रूपिण्युरुगायपादयो:

करोति मानं बहुधा विभूतिभि: ।

प्रेङ्खं श्रिता या कुसुमाकरानुगै-

र्विगीयमाना प्रियकर्म गायती ॥ १४ ॥

śrīr yatra rūpiṇy urugāya-pādayoḥ

karoti mānaṁ bahudhā vibhūtibhiḥ

preṅkhaṁ śritā yā kusumākarānugair

vigīyamānā priya-karma-gāyatī

Translation

The goddess of fortune in her transcendental form is engaged in the loving service of the Lord’s lotus feet, and being moved by the black bees, followers of spring, she is not only engaged in variegated pleasure — service to the Lord, along with her constant companions — but is also engaged in singing the glories of the Lord’s activities.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Loving Service and Singing the Lord’s Glories

  1. 1

    The goddess of fortune, in her transcendental form, lovingly serves the Lord’s lotus feet.

  2. 2

    Together with her constant companions, she engages in varied pleasure through service to the Lord.

  3. 3

    She also sings the glories of the Lord’s activities. Her service includes both loving activity and glorification.

How it feels

Inquiry → Conviction. Divine knowledge resolves fundamental cosmic uncertainty.

Chapters 8–10 of Canto 2: Parīkṣit questions; Brahmā receives revelation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 9: Answers by Citing the Lord’s Version

The Lord receives Brahmā, explains His eternal existence, and instructs him to remain fixed and free from pride.

Back to this verse in chapter 2.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrīḥthe goddess of fortune
  2. yatrain the Vaikuṇṭha planets
  3. rūpiṇīin her transcendental form
  4. urugāyathe Lord, who is sung of by the great devotees
  5. pādayoḥunder the lotus feet of the Lord
  6. karotidoes
  7. mānamrespectful services
  8. bahudhāin diverse paraphernalia
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 2.9

    In this verse: “companions”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 2.9

    In this verse: “glorification”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give a little time today to serving and glorifying the Lord?

Practice

Spend one minute singing the Lord’s glories as an act of loving service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayLoving Service and Singing the Lord’s GloriesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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