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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 2: Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

4.2.5 4.2.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.2.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.2.4inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

उदतिष्ठन्सदस्यास्ते स्वधिष्ण्येभ्य: सहाग्नय: ।

ऋते विरिञ्चां शर्वं च तद्भासाक्षिप्तचेतस: ॥ ६ ॥

udatiṣṭhan sadasyās te

sva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥ sahāgnayaḥ

ṛte viriñcāṁ śarvaṁ ca

tad-bhāsākṣipta-cetasaḥ

Translation

Influenced by his personal bodily luster, all the fire-gods and other participants in that great assembly, with the exceptions of Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva, gave up their own sitting places and stood in respect for Dakṣa.

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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 Assembly Stands to Honor Dakṣa

1
Dakṣa’s personal bodily luster influenced the participants in the great assembly.
2
The fire-gods and other participants left their seats and stood in respect for him.
3
Lord Brahmā and Lord Śiva were the exceptions; they did not stand.

How it feels

Humiliation and anger → Reconciliation. Relational offense leads to grief and destruction before restoration.

Chapters 1–7 of Canto 4: Dakṣa, Satī and Śiva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 2: Dakṣa Curses Lord Śiva

Dakṣa insults and curses Lord Śiva at a great sacrificial assembly.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.2

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

udatiṣṭhanstood up
sadasyāḥthe members of the assembly
tethey
sva-dhiṣṇyebhyaḥfrom their own seats
saha-agnayaḥalong with the fire-gods
ṛteexcept for
viriñcāmBrahmā
śarvamŚiva

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
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.2
In this verse: “luster”
Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment
Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 4.2
In this verse: “gave up”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I notice differences in people’s actions without immediately assigning motives?

Practice

Today, describe one person’s action to yourself without adding a guess about their intention.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Assembly Stands to Honor DakṣaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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