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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 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu
6.15.166.15.18-19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.15.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Aṅgirāsince 6.15.17inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitAṅgirā and Nārada Muni → King Citraketu

श्रीअङ्गिरा उवाच

अहं ते पुत्रकामस्य पुत्रदोऽस्म्यङ्गिरा नृप ।

एष ब्रह्मसुत: साक्षान्नारदो भगवानृषि: ॥ १७ ॥

śrī-aṅgirā uvāca

ahaṁ te putra-kāmasya

putrado ’smy aṅgirā nṛpa

eṣa brahma-sutaḥ sākṣān

nārado bhagavān ṛṣiḥ

Translation

Aṅgirā said: My dear King, when you desired to have a son, I approached you. Indeed, I am the same Aṅgirā Ṛṣi who gave you this son. As for this ṛṣi, he is the great sage Nārada, the direct son of Lord Brahmā.

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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.

Aṅgirā Reveals the Sages' Identities

  1. 1

    Aṅgirā identifies himself as the sage who previously approached the King when he desired a son.

  2. 2

    He confirms that he is the same Aṅgirā Ṛṣi who gave the King that son.

  3. 3

    Aṅgirā introduces his companion as the great sage Nārada, the direct son of Lord Brahmā.

How it feels

Parental grief → Detachment and surrender. A flashback discloses the devotional history behind Vṛtrāsura.

Chapters 14–17 of Canto 6: Citraketu's grief, realization and curse. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 15: The Saints Nārada and Aṅgirā Instruct King Citraketu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This temporary arrangement is made by the Supreme Lord. Neither the father nor the son exists independently.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-aṅgirāḥ uvācathe great sage Aṅgirā said
  2. ahamI
  3. teof you
  4. putra-kāmasyadesiring to have a son
  5. putra-daḥthe giver of the son
  6. asmiam
  7. aṅgirāḥAṅgirā Ṛṣi
  8. nṛpaO King
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.15

    In this verse: “king”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 6.15

    In this verse: “companion”

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

What does Aṅgirā's introduction reveal about his earlier connection with the King?

Practice

Reread the translation and name the two sages, noting one fact given about each.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAṅgirā Reveals the Sages' IdentitiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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