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Canto 4 · The Creation of the Fourth Order · 31 chapters

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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 4 · Chapter 15: King Pṛthu’s Appearance and Coronation

4.15.7 4.15.9-10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.15.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.15.7inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

शङ्खतूर्यमृदङ्गाद्या नेदुर्दुन्दुभयो दिवि ।

तत्र सर्व उपाजग्मुर्देवर्षिपितृणां गणा: ॥ ८ ॥

śaṅkha-tūrya-mṛdaṅgādyā

nedur dundubhayo divi

tatra sarva upājagmur

devarṣi-pitṝṇāṁ gaṇāḥ

Translation

Conchshells, bugles, drums and kettledrums vibrated in outer space. Great sages, forefathers and personalities from the heavenly planets all came to earth from various planetary systems.

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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.

Heavenly Visitors Gather Amid Auspicious Sounds

1
Conchshells and bugles sounded in outer space.
2
Drums and kettledrums also vibrated, adding to the celebration.
3
Great sages, forefathers and personalities from the heavenly planets came to earth from various planetary systems.

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