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  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 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
4.7.154.7.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.7.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.7.16inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मैत्रेय उवाच

क्षमाप्यैवं स मीढ्‍वांसं ब्रह्मणा चानुमन्त्रित: ।

कर्म सन्तानयामास सोपाध्यायर्त्विगादिभि: ॥ १६ ॥

maitreya uvāca

kṣamāpyaivaṁ sa mīḍhvāṁsaṁ

brahmaṇā cānumantritaḥ

karma santānayām āsa

sopādhyāyartvig-ādibhiḥ

Translation

The great sage Maitreya said: Thus being pardoned by Lord Śiva, King Dakṣa, with the permission of Lord Brahmā, again began the performance of the yajña, along with the great learned sages, the priests and others.

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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.

Forgiveness Opens the Way to Resume

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva pardoned King Dakṣa.

  2. 2

    With Lord Brahmā's permission, Dakṣa began the performance of the yajña again.

  3. 3

    He resumed the sacrifice together with the great learned sages, priests and others.

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 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa

Lord Śiva is pacified, Dakṣa acknowledges his offense, and Lord Viṣṇu accepts the sacrifice.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. maitreyaḥthe sage Maitreya
  2. uvācasaid
  3. kṣamāforgiveness
  4. āpyareceiving
  5. evamthus
  6. saḥKing Dakṣa
  7. mīḍhvāṁsamunto Lord Śiva
  8. brahmaṇāalong with Lord Brahmā
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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 4.7

    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

After receiving forgiveness, how can you return responsibly to what needs to be done?

Practice

Take one small step today to resume a duty that a disagreement has interrupted.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayForgiveness Opens the Way to ResumeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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