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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 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva
4.6.504.6.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.6.51

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 4.6.42inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

जीवताद्यजमानोऽयं प्रपद्येताक्षिणी भग: ।

भृगो: श्मश्रूणि रोहन्तु पूष्णो दन्ताश्च पूर्ववत् ॥ ५१ ॥

jīvatād yajamāno ’yaṁ

prapadyetākṣiṇī bhagaḥ

bhṛgoḥ śmaśrūṇi rohantu

pūṣṇo dantāś ca pūrvavat

Translation

My dear lord, by your mercy the performer of the sacrifice [King Dakṣa] may get back his life, Bhaga may get back his eyes, Bhṛgu his mustache, and Pūṣā his teeth.

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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.

Pray for Others' Restoration

  1. 1

    The prayer asks that King Dakṣa, the performer of the sacrifice, regain his life by the lord's mercy.

  2. 2

    It asks that Bhaga regain his eyes and that Bhṛgu regain his mustache.

  3. 3

    It also asks that Pūṣā regain his teeth. These requests seek restoration for those who have suffered.

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

Further reading

Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Brahmā and the demigods approach Lord Śiva, asking him to show mercy.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. jīvatātlet him be alive
  2. yajamānaḥthe performer of the sacrifice (Dakṣa)
  3. ayamthis
  4. prapadyetalet him get back
  5. akṣiṇīby the eyes
  6. bhagaḥBhagadeva
  7. bhṛgoḥof the sage Bhṛgu
  8. śmaśrūṇimustache
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.6

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.6

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

Whose recovery could you sincerely remember in prayer today?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer for someone who is injured or recovering.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 4.6's connections

Live this todayPray for Others' RestorationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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