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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 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
4.13.254.13.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.13.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.13.25inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

तमूचुर्विस्मितास्तत्र यजमानमथर्त्विज: ।

हवींषि हूयमानानि न ते गृह्णन्ति देवता: ॥ २६ ॥

tam ūcur vismitās tatra

yajamānam athartvijaḥ

havīṁṣi hūyamānāni

na te gṛhṇanti devatāḥ

Translation

The priests engaged in the sacrifice then informed King Aṅga: O King, we are properly offering the clarified butter in the sacrifice, but despite all our efforts the demigods do not accept it.

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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.

Proper Offerings Were Still Not Accepted

  1. 1

    The priests informed King Aṅga about the difficulty in the sacrifice.

  2. 2

    They were properly offering clarified butter and making every effort.

  3. 3

    Despite those efforts, the demigods were not accepting the offerings.

How it feels

Anger and disorder → Duty and devotion. Kingship shifts from domination to stewardship and renunciation.

Chapters 13–23 of Canto 4: Vena and Pṛthu: power, the Earth and stewardship. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

Dhruva’s descendants are described, followed by an account of a sonless king and the cruel boy Vena.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamunto King Aṅga
  2. ūcuḥsaid
  3. vismitāḥin wonder
  4. tatrathere
  5. yajamānamto the institutor of the sacrifice
  6. athathen
  7. ṛtvijaḥthe priests
  8. havīṁṣiofferings of clarified butter
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.13

    In this verse: “king”

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

Can I honestly acknowledge an unexpected result even when I have worked carefully?

Practice

In one task today, distinguish clearly between the effort you made and the result you received.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayProper Offerings Were Still Not AcceptedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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