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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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Canto 4 · Chapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest
4.8.624.8.64

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.8.63

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

तपोवनं गते तस्मिन्प्रविष्टोऽन्त:पुरं मुनि: ।

अर्हितार्हणको राज्ञा सुखासीन उवाच तम् ॥ ६३ ॥

tapo-vanaṁ gate tasmin

praviṣṭo ’ntaḥ-puraṁ muniḥ

arhitārhaṇako rājñā

sukhāsīna uvāca tam

Translation

After Dhruva entered Madhuvana Forest to execute devotional service, the great sage Nārada thought it wise to go to the King to see how he was faring within the palace. When Nārada Muni approached, the King received him properly, offering him due obeisances. After being seated comfortably, Nārada began to speak.

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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.

Offer Care and Respectful Hospitality

  1. 1

    Dhruva entered Madhuvana Forest to execute devotional service.

  2. 2

    Nārada then went to the palace to see how the King was faring.

  3. 3

    The King received Nārada properly and offered obeisances. Nārada began speaking after he was comfortably seated.

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. tapaḥ-vanamthe forest path where Dhruva Mahārāja executed his austerity
  2. gatehaving thus approached
  3. tasminthere
  4. praviṣṭaḥhaving entered
  5. antaḥ-puramwithin the private house
  6. muniḥthe great sage Nārada
  7. arhitabeing worshiped
  8. arhaṇakaḥby respectful behavior
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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 4.8

    In this verse: “devotional service”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.8

    In this verse: “king”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make someone feel respectfully received before beginning a conversation?

Practice

Welcome someone today with care, offering a comfortable place to sit before you talk.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Care and Respectful HospitalityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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