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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 4 · Chapter 11: Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting
4.11.304.11.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.11.31

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Manusince 4.11.16inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

संयच्छ रोषं भद्रं ते प्रतीपं श्रेयसां परम् ।

श्रुतेन भूयसा राजन्नगदेन यथामयम् ॥ ३१ ॥

saṁyaccha roṣaṁ bhadraṁ te

pratīpaṁ śreyasāṁ param

śrutena bhūyasā rājann

agadena yathāmayam

Translation

My dear King, just consider what I have said to you, which will act as medicinal treatment upon disease. Control your anger, for anger is the foremost enemy on the path of spiritual realization. I wish all good fortune for you. Please follow my instructions.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Check Anger Through Constant Hearing

  1. 1

    Dhruva Mahārāja’s anger had a purpose in his duty as king, but anger can increase without limit. Manu checked him so that his anger would not go too far.

  2. 2

    Constantly hearing about devotional service checks the force of anger. Hearing about the Supreme Personality of Godhead helps one remain balanced and protects spiritual progress.

  3. 3

    A devotee is nonviolent but may need to show temporary anger to stop wrongdoing. This is different from allowing anger to grow beyond control.

Key points from the purport
  • Dhruva Mahārāja was a liberated soul, and actually he was not angry with anyone.
  • It was the duty of Dhruva Mahārāja to kill the offender (life for life) because Dhruva was the king.
  • By hearing one can always remain in equilibrium, and thus his progress in spiritual life will not be hampered.

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

Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.

Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Svāyambhuva Manu urges Dhruva to stop killing innocent Yakṣas and turn his attention to the Supreme Lord.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saṁyacchajust control
  2. roṣamanger
  3. bhadramall good fortune
  4. teto you
  5. pratīpamenemy
  6. śreyasāmof all goodness
  7. paramthe foremost
  8. śrutenaby hearing
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.11

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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.11

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.11

    In this verse: “hearing”

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 distinguish a necessary firm response from anger that is growing beyond its purpose?

Practice

Spend five minutes today hearing a passage about the Supreme Personality of Godhead, giving it your full attention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCheck Anger Through Constant HearingThis 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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