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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 5 · Chapter 25: The Glories of Lord Ananta
5.25.95.25.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.25.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.25.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मूर्तिं न: पुरुकृपया बभार सत्त्वं

संशुद्धं सदसदिदं विभाति तत्र ।

यल्लीलां मृगपतिराददेऽनवद्या-

मादातुं स्वजनमनांस्युदारवीर्य: ॥ १० ॥

mūrtiṁ naḥ puru-kṛpayā babhāra sattvaṁ

saṁśuddhaṁ sad-asad idaṁ vibhāti tatra

yal-līlāṁ mṛga-patir ādade ’navadyām

ādātuṁ svajana-manāṁsy udāra-vīryaḥ

Translation

This manifestation of subtle and gross matter exists within the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Out of causeless mercy toward His devotees, He exhibits various forms, which are all transcendental. The Supreme Lord is most liberal, and He possesses all mystic power. To conquer the minds of His devotees and give pleasure to their hearts, He appears in different incarnations and manifests many pastimes.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Appears to Please His Devotees

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead is the cause of all causes. Gross and subtle material ingredients interact by His will.

  2. 2

    Out of causeless mercy, He appears in various incarnations to please His pure devotees. All His forms are transcendental.

  3. 3

    His pastimes attract His devotees’ minds and give pleasure to their hearts. As Lord Varāha, He lifted the earth from the Garbhodaka Ocean to please His devotees.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī has translated this verse as follows.
  • He appears in various incarnations just to please the hearts of His pure devotees.”
  • For example, the Supreme Lord appeared in the transcendental incarnation of Lord Varāha (the boar) just to please His devotees by lifting the planet earth from the Garbhodaka Ocean.

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

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 25: The Glories of Lord Ananta

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa is an expansion of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, many devotees offer Him prayers, and in the planetary system of Pātāla, all the suras, asuras, Gandharvas, Vidyādharas and learned sages offer Him their respectful obeisances. The Lord talks with them in a sweet voice.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.25
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. mūrtimdifferent forms of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. naḥunto us
  3. puru-kṛpayābecause of great mercy
  4. babhāraexhibited
  5. sattvamexistence
  6. saṁśuddhamcompletely transcendental
  7. sat-asat idamthis material manifestation of cause and effect
  8. vibhātishines
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 5.25

    In this verse: “mercy”, “causeless”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 5.25

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 5.25

    In this verse: “material”

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 does knowing that the Lord appears to please His devotees deepen my desire to serve Him?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the Lord’s merciful appearances, remembering Lord Varāha lifting the earth.

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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 5.25's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Appears to Please His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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