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  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 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe
3.17.63.17.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.17.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.17.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

चुक्रोश विमना वार्धिरुदूर्मि: क्षुभितोदर: ।

सोदपानाश्च सरितश्चुक्षुभु: शुष्कपङ्कजा: ॥ ७ ॥

cukrośa vimanā vārdhir

udūrmiḥ kṣubhitodaraḥ

sodapānāś ca saritaś

cukṣubhuḥ śuṣka-paṅkajāḥ

Translation

The ocean with its high waves wailed aloud as if stricken with sorrow, and there was a commotion among the creatures inhabiting the ocean. The rivers and lakes were also agitated, and lotuses withered.

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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.

Waters and Living Creatures Become Agitated

  1. 1

    The ocean’s high waves sounded like loud wailing, as if the ocean were stricken with sorrow.

  2. 2

    The creatures inhabiting the ocean were in commotion.

  3. 3

    Rivers and lakes were also agitated, and lotuses withered.

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 17: Victory of Hiraṇyākṣa Over All the Directions of the Universe

Terrible omens accompany the demons’ appearance, and Hiraṇyākṣa spreads fear through his strength and pride.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.17
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. cukrośawailed aloud
  2. vimanāḥstricken with sorrow
  3. vārdhiḥthe ocean
  4. udūrmiḥhigh waves
  5. kṣubhitaagitated
  6. udaraḥthe creatures inside
  7. sa-udapānāḥwith the drinking water of the lakes and the wells
  8. caand
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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

How does the mention of creatures and lotuses deepen my sense of the disturbance?

Practice

Write down how the verse describes the ocean, its creatures and the lotuses.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWaters and Living Creatures Become AgitatedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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