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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 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
4.8.484.8.50

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.8.49

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 4.8.46inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

काञ्चीकलापपर्यस्तं लसत्काञ्चननूपुरम् ।

दर्शनीयतमं शान्तं मनोनयनवर्धनम् ॥ ४९ ॥

kāñcī-kalāpa-paryastaṁ

lasat-kāñcana-nūpuram

darśanīyatamaṁ śāntaṁ

mano-nayana-vardhanam

Translation

The Lord is decorated with small golden bells around His waist, and His lotus feet are decorated with golden ankle bells. All His bodily features are very attractive and pleasing to the eyes. He is always peaceful, calm and quiet and very pleasing to the eyes and the mind.

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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.

The Lord’s Form Pleases Eyes and Mind

  1. 1

    Small golden bells decorate the Lord’s waist. Golden ankle bells adorn His lotus feet.

  2. 2

    All the Lord’s bodily features are attractive and pleasing to the eyes.

  3. 3

    The Lord is always peaceful, calm and quiet. His form is pleasing to both the eyes and the mind.

How it feels

Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.

Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Dhruva leaves home, receives Nārada’s instructions, and worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead with austerity.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kāñcī-kalāpasmall bells
  2. paryastamsurrounding the waist
  3. lasat-kāñcana-nūpuramHis legs are decorated with golden ankle bells
  4. darśanīya-tamamthe superexcellent feature
  5. śāntampeaceful, calm and quiet
  6. manaḥ-nayana-vardhanamvery pleasing to the eyes and the mind
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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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention most in this description of the peaceful Lord?

Practice

Pause for one minute to remember the Lord’s peaceful form and His lotus feet adorned with golden ankle bells.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Form Pleases Eyes and MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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