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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 3 · Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha
3.13.233.13.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.13.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.13.16inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

ब्रह्माणं हर्षयामास हरिस्तांश्च द्विजोत्तमान् ।

स्वगर्जितेन ककुभ: प्रतिस्वनयता विभु: ॥ २४ ॥

brahmāṇaṁ harṣayām āsa

haris tāṁś ca dvijottamān

sva-garjitena kakubhaḥ

pratisvanayatā vibhuḥ

Translation

The omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead enlivened Brahmā and the other highly elevated brāhmaṇas by again roaring with His uncommon voice, which echoed in all directions.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Appearance Enlivens His Devotees

  1. 1

    The omnipotent Supreme Personality of Godhead roared again, and His uncommon voice echoed in all directions.

  2. 2

    Brahmā and the enlightened brāhmaṇas were enlivened rather than frightened. Those who know the Lord rejoice in His appearance in any of His incarnations.

  3. 3

    The same tumultuous voice was an open threat to demons who might challenge the Lord’s omnipotency.

Key points from the purport
  • Brahmā and other enlightened brāhmaṇas who know the Supreme Personality of Godhead are enlivened by the appearance of the Lord in any of His multi-incarnations.
  • The appearance of the wonderful and gigantic incarnation of Viṣṇu as the mountainlike boar did not fill them with any kind of fear, although the Lord’s resounding voice was tumultuous and echoed horribly in all directions as an open threat to all demons who might challenge His omnipotency.

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

Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.

Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Lord Varāha appears from Brahmā’s nose, lifts the submerged earth, and receives the sages’ prayers.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. brahmāṇamunto Brahmā
  2. harṣayām āsaenlivened
  3. hariḥthe Personality of Godhead
  4. tānall of them
  5. caalso
  6. dvija-uttamānhighly elevated brāhmaṇas
  7. sva-garjitenaby His uncommon voice
  8. kakubhaḥall directions
  9. pratisvanayatāwhich echoed
  10. vibhuḥthe omnipotent
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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

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

Why did the Lord’s powerful appearance bring joy rather than fear to those who knew Him?

Practice

Reread the translation and spend a quiet moment appreciating the joy of Brahmā and the brāhmaṇas.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Appearance Enlivens His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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