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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.15.8
तस्येमां गाथां पाण्डवेय पुराविद उपगायन्ति ॥ ८ ॥
tasyemāṁ gāthāṁ pāṇḍaveya purāvida upagāyanti.
My dear King Parīkṣit, those who are learned scholars in the histories of the Purāṇas eulogize and glorify King Gaya with the following verses.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Learned scholars of the histories of the Purāṇas glorify King Gaya.
The histories of exalted kings offer examples for rulers. The purport urges leaders to learn from King Gaya, King Yudhiṣṭhira and King Pṛthu so that citizens will be happy.
Collecting taxes without improving citizens’ cultural, religious, social or political welfare is not recommended by the Vedas.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Smallness → Awe and reverence. A vast cosmos changes the reader's perspective.
Chapters 15–25 of Canto 5: The cosmic regions and divine worship. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
The wife of Nakta, Druti, gave birth to Gaya, who was a very famous and saintly king. Actually King Gaya was a partial incarnation of Lord Viṣṇu, and because of his great devotion to Lord Viṣṇu he received the title Mahāpuruṣa.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.15
Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 5.15
In this verse: “king”, “rulers”, “citizens”
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 5.15
In this verse: “glorify”
Karuṇā · Compassion
Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 5.15
In this verse: “welfare”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where I have responsibility, do I focus on others’ welfare or merely on what I receive from them?
Choose one responsibility you hold and take one small step today to improve another person’s well-being.
The story this chapter belongs to.
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 5.15's connections
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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