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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

3.19.4 3.19.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.19.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.19.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

गदायामपविद्धायां हाहाकारे विनिर्गते ।

मानयामास तद्धर्मं सुनाभं चास्मरद्विभु: ॥ ५ ॥

gadāyām apaviddhāyāṁ

hāhā-kāre vinirgate

mānayām āsa tad-dharmaṁ

sunābhaṁ cāsmarad vibhuḥ

Translation

As the Lord’s mace fell to the ground and a cry of alarm arose from the witnessing crowd of gods and ṛṣis, the Personality of Godhead acknowledged the demon’s love of righteousness and therefore invoked His Sudarśana discus.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Acknowledges Righteous Conduct

1
When the Lord’s mace fell to the ground, the witnessing gods and ṛṣis cried out in alarm.
2
The Personality of Godhead acknowledged the demon’s love of righteousness.
3
The Lord then invoked His Sudarśana discus.

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

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

gadāyāmas His mace
apaviddhāyāmfell
hāhā-kārea cry of alarm
vinirgatearose
mānayām āsaacknowledged
tatof Hiraṇyākṣa
dharmamrighteousness
sunābhamthe Sudarśana cakra

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
Prema · Transcendental love
The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 3.19
In this verse: “love”
Viraha · Longing in separation
Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 3.19
In this verse: “cried”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I acknowledge right conduct even in someone I oppose?

Practice

Notice and honestly acknowledge one fair action by someone with whom you disagree.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Acknowledges Righteous ConductThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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