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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
4.6.514.6.53

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.6.52

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

देवानां भग्नगात्राणामृत्विजां चायुधाश्मभि: ।

भवतानुगृहीतानामाशु मन्योऽस्त्वनातुरम् ॥ ५२ ॥

devānāṁ bhagna-gātrāṇām

ṛtvijāṁ cāyudhāśmabhiḥ

bhavatānugṛhītānām

āśu manyo ’stv anāturam

Translation

O Lord Śiva, may the demigods and the priests whose limbs have been broken by your soldiers recover from the injuries by your grace.

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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.

Seek Grace for the Injured

  1. 1

    The demigods and priests have suffered broken limbs.

  2. 2

    Their injuries were caused by Lord Śiva's soldiers.

  3. 3

    The prayer asks Lord Śiva to grant them recovery by his grace.

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. devānāmof the demigods
  2. bhagna-gātrāṇāmwhose limbs are badly broken
  3. ṛtvijāmof the priests
  4. caand
  5. āyudha-aśmabhiḥby weapons and by stones
  6. bhavatāby you
  7. anugṛhītānāmbeing favored
  8. āśuat once
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.6

    In this verse: “grace”

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 attentive are you to the suffering of those hurt in a conflict?

Practice

Check on one person who is recovering from an injury and ask whether they need a small practical help.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeek Grace for the InjuredThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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