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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 7: The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa
4.7.584.7.60

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.7.59

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.7.58inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

तमेव दयितं भूय आवृङ्क्ते पतिमम्बिका ।

अनन्यभावैकगतिं शक्ति: सुप्तेव पूरुषम् ॥ ५९ ॥

tam eva dayitaṁ bhūya

āvṛṅkte patim ambikā

ananya-bhāvaika-gatiṁ

śaktiḥ supteva pūruṣam

Translation

Ambikā [goddess Durgā], who was known as Dākṣāyiṇī [Satī], again accepted Lord Śiva as her husband, just as different energies of the Supreme Personality of Godhead act during the course of a new creation.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Energies Serve the Supreme Person

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead has different varieties of energies. All living entities are His marginal energies, and their duty is to serve Him.

  2. 2

    Durgā represents both the marginal and external energies in the material world. Lord Śiva represents the Supreme Person.

  3. 3

    The connection between Lord Śiva and Ambikā, or Durgā, is eternal. Satī could accept no other husband and again accepted Lord Śiva.

Key points from the purport
  • As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, all living entities are marginal energies of the Supreme Lord.
  • Durgā is the representation in the material world of both the marginal and external energies, and Lord Śiva is the representation of the Supreme Person.
  • The connection of Lord Śiva and Ambikā, or Durgā, is eternal.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. tamhim (Lord Śiva)
  2. evacertainly
  3. dayitambeloved
  4. bhūyaḥagain
  5. āvṛṅkteaccepted
  6. patimas her husband
  7. ambikāAmbikā, or Satī
  8. ananya-bhāvāwithout attachment for others
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.7

    In this verse: “material”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 4.7

    In this verse: “duty”

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 might remembering that I am the Lord’s energy shape my wish to serve Him?

Practice

Set aside a quiet minute today to pray for the willingness to serve the Supreme Person.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Energies Serve the Supreme PersonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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