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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 30: The Activities of the Pracetās
4.30.84.30.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.30.9

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 4.30.9inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

योऽनुस्मरति सन्ध्यायां युष्माननुदिनं नर: ।

तस्य भ्रातृष्वात्मसाम्यं तथा भूतेषु सौहृदम् ॥ ९ ॥

yo ’nusmarati sandhyāyāṁ

yuṣmān anudinaṁ naraḥ

tasya bhrātṛṣv ātma-sāmyaṁ

tathā bhūteṣu sauhṛdam

Translation

The Lord continued: Those who remember you every evening of every day will become friendly with their brothers and with all other living entities.

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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.

Remembering the Pracetās Nourishes Friendship

  1. 1

    The Lord asks that the Pracetās be remembered every evening. His promise concerns steady, daily remembrance.

  2. 2

    Those who remember them will become friendly with their brothers. This remembrance supports kindness in close relationships.

  3. 3

    The promised friendship extends to all other living entities. It is not limited to one’s family.

How it feels

Search → Devotional resolution. Prayer and instruction redirect household and societal life.

Chapters 30–31 of Canto 4: Pracetās and Nārada's concluding guidance. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 30: The Activities of the Pracetās

The Lord appears to the Pracetās, who pray only for His satisfaction; Brahmā later pacifies them.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.30
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥone who
  2. anusmaratialways remembers
  3. sandhyāyāmin the evening
  4. yuṣmānyou
  5. anudinamevery day
  6. naraḥhuman being
  7. tasya bhrātṛṣuwith his brothers
  8. ātma-sāmyampersonal equality
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 4.30

    In this verse: “friendly”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 4.30

    In this verse: “kindness”

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 extend friendship beyond my closest relationships?

Practice

This evening, take a quiet moment to remember the Pracetās and the Lord’s promise of friendship toward all living entities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering the Pracetās Nourishes FriendshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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