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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
4.7.594.7.61

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.7.60

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.7.60inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

एतद्भगवत: शम्भो: कर्म दक्षाध्वरद्रुह: ।

श्रुतं भागवताच्छिष्यादुद्धवान्मे बृहस्पते: ॥ ६० ॥

etad bhagavataḥ śambhoḥ

karma dakṣādhvara-druhaḥ

śrutaṁ bhāgavatāc chiṣyād

uddhavān me bṛhaspateḥ

Translation

Maitreya said: My dear Vidura, I heard this story of the Dakṣa yajña, which was devastated by Lord Śiva, from Uddhava, a great devotee and a disciple of Bṛhaspati.

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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.

Hear Spiritual Accounts from Devotees

  1. 1

    Maitreya told Vidura that he had heard the account of Dakṣa’s yajña from Uddhava.

  2. 2

    Uddhava was a great devotee and a disciple of Bṛhaspati.

  3. 3

    The account Maitreya received described how Lord Śiva devastated Dakṣa’s sacrifice.

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. etatthis
  2. bhagavataḥof the possessor of all opulences
  3. śambhoḥof Śambhu (Lord Śiva)
  4. karmastory
  5. dakṣa-adhvara-druhaḥwho devastated the sacrifice of Dakṣa
  6. śrutamwas heard
  7. bhāgavatātfrom a great devotee
  8. śiṣyātfrom the disciple
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.7

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.7

    In this verse: “heard”

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

What can I learn from Maitreya’s care in naming the devotee from whom he heard?

Practice

Reread this verse and note who heard the account from whom.

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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 4.7's connections

Live this todayHear Spiritual Accounts from DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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