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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 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa
3.19.293.19.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.19.30

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The demigodssince 3.19.30inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

देवा ऊचु:

नमो नमस्तेऽखिलयज्ञतन्तवे

स्थितौ गृहीतामलसत्त्वमूर्तये ।

दिष्टय‍ा हतोऽयं जगतामरुन्तुद-

स्त्वत्पादभक्त्या वयमीश निर्वृता: ॥ ३० ॥

devā ūcuḥ

namo namas te ’khila-yajña-tantave

sthitau gṛhītāmala-sattva-mūrtaye

diṣṭyā hato ’yaṁ jagatām aruntudas

tvat-pāda-bhaktyā vayam īśa nirvṛtāḥ

Translation

The demigods addressed the Lord: All obeisances unto You! You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices, and You have assumed the form of a boar, in pure goodness, for the purpose of maintaining the world. Fortunately for us, this demon, who was a torment to the worlds, has been slain by You, and we too, O Lord, are now at ease, in devotion to Your lotus feet.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Purified Life Means Pleasing the Lord

  1. 1

    The Lord's boar form is pure goodness, free from passion and ignorance, and is not material. His forms are nondifferent from the Viṣṇu form.

  2. 2

    All sacrifices are meant to please the Supreme Personality of Godhead. As parts and parcels of the Supreme Lord, living entities have the duty to serve and please Him.

  3. 3

    The demigods found happiness in devotion to the Lord's lotus feet. Purified life is meant to please Him, and this Kṛṣṇa consciousness develops through devotional service.

Key points from the purport
  • In the material world there is no pure goodness.
  • Therefore the form of the boar in which the Lord appeared is nothing of the material world.
  • All sacrifices are meant to please the Supreme Lord.

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 19: The Killing of the Demon Hiraṇyākṣa

Lord Varāha defeats Hiraṇyākṣa and returns to His abode amid the demigods’ praises.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. devāḥthe demigods
  2. ūcuḥsaid
  3. namaḥobeisances
  4. namaḥobeisances
  5. teunto You
  6. akhila-yajña-tantavethe enjoyer of all sacrifices
  7. sthitaufor the purpose of maintaining
  8. gṛhītaassumed
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.19

    In this verse: “devotion”, “devotional service”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.19

    In this verse: “duty”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.19

    In this verse: “material”

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 can I make pleasing the Supreme Lord the purpose of what I do today?

Practice

Offer obeisances to the Lord and spend a few minutes in devotional service with the conscious intention of pleasing Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPurified Life Means Pleasing the LordThis 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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