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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 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
3.18.243.18.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.18.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 3.18.25inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

न यावदेष वर्धेत स्वां वेलां प्राप्य दारुण: ।

स्वां देव मायामास्थाय तावज्जह्यघमच्युत ॥ २५ ॥

na yāvad eṣa vardheta

svāṁ velāṁ prāpya dāruṇaḥ

svāṁ deva māyām āsthāya

tāvaj jahy agham acyuta

Translation

Brahmā continued: My dear Lord, You are infallible. Please kill this sinful demon before the demoniac hour arrives and he presents another formidable approach favorable to him. You can kill him by Your internal potency without doubt.

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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.

Trust the Lord’s Infallible Potency

  1. 1

    Brahmā addressed the Lord as infallible.

  2. 2

    He asked the Lord to kill the sinful demon before the demoniac hour arrived and gave the demon another favorable opportunity.

  3. 3

    Brahmā expressed certainty that the Lord could kill the demon by His internal potency.

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 18: The Battle Between Lord Boar and the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Hiraṇyākṣa challenges Lord Varāha, who protects the earth and fights him as Brahmā prays for victory.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. na yāvatbefore
  2. eṣaḥthis demon
  3. vardhetamay increase
  4. svāmhis own
  5. velāmdemoniac hour
  6. prāpyahaving reached
  7. dāruṇaḥformidable
  8. svāmYour own
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.18

    In this verse: “favorable”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 3.18

    In this verse: “sinful”

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

What does Brahmā’s prayer reveal about his confidence in the Lord?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer today acknowledging the Lord’s infallibility and His internal potency.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTrust the Lord’s Infallible PotencyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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