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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
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.7.61

Mukti· Liberation
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

इदं पवित्रं परमीशचेष्टितं

यशस्यमायुष्यमघौघमर्षणम् ।

यो नित्यदाकर्ण्य नरोऽनुकीर्तयेद्

धुनोत्यघं कौरव भक्तिभावत: ॥ ६१ ॥

idaṁ pavitraṁ param īśa-ceṣṭitaṁ

yaśasyam āyuṣyam aghaugha-marṣaṇam

yo nityadākarṇya naro ’nukīrtayed

dhunoty aghaṁ kaurava bhakti-bhāvataḥ

Translation

The great sage Maitreya concluded: If one hears and again narrates, with faith and devotion, this story of the Dakṣa yajña as it was conducted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, then certainly one is cleared of all contamination of material existence, O son of Kuru.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear and Retell with Faith and Devotion

  1. 1

    Maitreya describes the story of Dakṣa’s yajña as conducted by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu.

  2. 2

    He encourages hearing this account and then narrating it again with faith and devotion.

  3. 3

    Maitreya assures the listener that such hearing and retelling clears away all contamination of material existence.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Fourth Canto, Seventh Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Sacrifice Performed by Dakṣa.”

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. idamthis
  2. pavitrampure
  3. paramsupreme
  4. īśa-ceṣṭitampastime of the Supreme Lord
  5. yaśasyamfame
  6. āyuṣyamlong duration of life
  7. agha-ogha-marṣaṇamdestroying sins
  8. yaḥwho
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 4.7

    In this verse: “contamination”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotion”

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 can I bring more faith and devotion to hearing and sharing this account?

Practice

Reread a short part of this account today, then retell it in your own words with a devotional spirit.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear and Retell with Faith and DevotionThis 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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