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Canto 5 · Chapter 18: The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa
5.18.85.18.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.18.9

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.18.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स्वस्त्यस्तु विश्वस्य खल: प्रसीदतां

ध्यायन्तु भूतानि शिवं मिथो धिया ।

मनश्च भद्रं भजतादधोक्षजे

आवेश्यतां नो मतिरप्यहैतुकी ॥ ९ ॥

svasty astu viśvasya khalaḥ prasīdatāṁ

dhyāyantu bhūtāni śivaṁ mitho dhiyā

manaś ca bhadraṁ bhajatād adhokṣaje

āveśyatāṁ no matir apy ahaitukī

Translation

May there be good fortune throughout the universe, and may all envious persons be pacified. May all living entities become calm by practicing bhakti-yoga, for by accepting devotional service they will think of each other’s welfare. Therefore let us all engage in the service of the supreme transcendence, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and always remain absorbed in thought of Him.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pray for Everyone’s Welfare

  1. 1

    Prahlāda Mahārāja prays not for personal enjoyment but for the welfare of all living entities, including the envious. This is the attitude of a Vaiṣṇava.

  2. 2

    Engaging completely in the service of Kṛṣṇa cleanses the mind of envy. A mind freed from envy can sincerely consider the welfare of others.

  3. 3

    We should pray for Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva to remove bad tendencies from our hearts. By remaining absorbed in Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, we can peacefully worship Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja prays in this verse, khalaḥ prasīdatām: “May all the envious persons be pacified.”
  • Prahlāda Mahārāja thus requested the Lord to be merciful to everyone, including his father, a most envious person.
  • Therefore Prahlāda Mahārāja prays that all envious persons may undergo a change of heart and think of the welfare of others.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 5.18.9 quotesBG 18.65

As indicated elsewhere in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (sa vai manaḥ kṛṣṇa-padāravindayoḥ) and as advised by Lord Kṛṣṇa in Bhagavad-gītā (18.65), man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ, one should constantly think of the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Chapter 18: The Prayers Offered to the Lord by the Residents of Jambūdvīpa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The goddess of fortune and the demigods living there engage in His service day and night. Manifesting Himself in sixteen parts, Lord Hṛṣīkeśa is the source of all encouragement, strength and influence.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. svastiauspiciousness
  2. astulet there be
  3. viśvasyaof the entire universe
  4. khalaḥthe envious (almost everyone)
  5. prasīdatāmlet them be pacified
  6. dhyāyantulet them consider
  7. bhūtāniall the living entities
  8. śivamauspiciousness
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 5.18

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “bhakti-yoga”, “worship”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 5.18

    In this verse: “welfare”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 5.18

    In this verse: “cleanses”

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

Can I sincerely wish spiritual welfare for someone toward whom I feel envy?

Practice

Offer a short prayer to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva to cleanse your heart of envy and bring good fortune to everyone.

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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 5.18's connections

Live this todayPray for Everyone’s WelfareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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