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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 19: King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices
4.19.384.19.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.19.39

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.19.39inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मैत्रेय उवाच

इत्थं स लोकगुरुणा समादिष्टो विशाम्पति: ।

तथा च कृत्वा वात्सल्यं मघोनापि च सन्दधे ॥ ३९ ॥

maitreya uvāca

itthaṁ sa loka-guruṇā

samādiṣṭo viśāmpatiḥ

tathā ca kṛtvā vātsalyaṁ

maghonāpi ca sandadhe

Translation

The great sage Maitreya continued: When King Pṛthu was thus advised by the supreme teacher, Lord Brahmā, he abandoned his eagerness to perform yajñas and with great affection concluded a peace with King Indra.

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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.

Receive Guidance and Make Peace

  1. 1

    King Pṛthu accepted the advice of Lord Brahmā, the supreme teacher.

  2. 2

    He abandoned his eagerness to continue performing yajñas.

  3. 3

    Pṛthu concluded peace with King Indra with great affection. His response was not merely to stop competing, but to restore goodwill.

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 19: King Pṛthu’s One Hundred Horse Sacrifices

Indra repeatedly takes the sacrificial horse, and Brahmā restrains Pṛthu’s anger.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. maitreyaḥ uvācathe great sage Maitreya continued to speak
  2. itthamthus
  3. saḥKing Pṛthu
  4. loka-guruṇāby the original teacher of all people, Lord Brahmā
  5. samādiṣṭaḥbeing advised
  6. viśām-patiḥthe king, master of the people
  7. tathāin that way
  8. caalso
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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 4.19

    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

Am I willing to change my plans when sound guidance points toward peace?

Practice

Take one gentle step toward reconciliation today, such as speaking kindly to someone with whom you have disagreed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReceive Guidance and Make PeaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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