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  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 6 · Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura
6.9.556.10.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.10.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.10.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच

इन्द्रमेवं समादिश्य भगवान् विश्वभावन: ।

पश्यतामनिमेषाणां तत्रैवान्तर्दधे हरि: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

indram evaṁ samādiśya

bhagavān viśva-bhāvanaḥ

paśyatām animeṣāṇāṁ

tatraivāntardadhe hariḥ

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After instructing Indra in this way, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, the cause of the cosmic manifestation, then and there disappeared from the presence of the onlooking demigods.

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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.

Hari Instructs the Demigods

  1. 1

    Hari is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of the cosmic manifestation.

  2. 2

    The Lord gave instructions to Indra before departing.

  3. 3

    Hari disappeared then and there while the demigods were looking on.

How it feels

Offense and dread → Moral reckoning. Heroic power does not guarantee inner freedom.

Chapters 7–10 of Canto 6: Indra, Bṛhaspati and the emergence of Vṛtrāsura. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: The Battle Between the Demigods and Vṛtrāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Following the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the demigods approached Dadhīci Muni and begged for his body. Dadhīci Muni, just to hear from the demigods about the principles of religion, jokingly refused to relinquish his body, but for higher purposes he thereafter agreed to give it up, for after death the body is usually eaten by low animals like dogs and jackals.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. indramIndra, the heavenly King
  3. evamthus
  4. samādiśyaafter instructing
  5. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. viśva-bhāvanaḥthe original cause of all cosmic manifestations
  7. paśyatām animeṣāṇāmwhile the demigods were looking on
  8. tatrathen and there
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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

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 recognizing Hari as the cause of everything shape my respect for His instructions?

Practice

Pause today to reflect on Hari as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the cause of the cosmic manifestation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHari Instructs the DemigodsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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