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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
6.15.266.15.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.15.27

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 6.15.27inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitAṅgirā and Nārada Muni → King Citraketu

श्रीनारद उवाच

एतां मन्त्रोपनिषदं प्रतीच्छ प्रयतो मम ।

यां धारयन् सप्तरात्राद् द्रष्टा सङ्कर्षणं विभुम् ॥ २७ ॥

śrī-nārada uvāca

etāṁ mantropaniṣadaṁ

pratīccha prayato mama

yāṁ dhārayan sapta-rātrād

draṣṭā saṅkarṣaṇaṁ vibhum

Translation

The great sage Nārada continued: My dear King, attentively receive from me a mantra, which is most auspicious. After accepting it from me, in seven nights you will be able to see the Lord face to face.

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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.

Receive Spiritual Instruction with Attention

  1. 1

    Nārada asks the King to receive a mantra from him with attention. Careful listening is central to this instruction.

  2. 2

    Nārada describes the mantra as most auspicious. He invites the King to accept it from him.

  3. 3

    Nārada promises that, after accepting the mantra, the King will see the Lord face to face in seven nights. The instruction directs the King toward the Lord.

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:

As the King listened to the great sages, he was relieved from his false lamentation, and then he inquired about their identity. The great sages presented who they were and instructed that all sufferings are due to the bodily conception of life.
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-nāradaḥ uvācaŚrī Nārada Muni said
  2. etāmthis
  3. mantra-upaniṣadamUpaniṣad in the form of a mantra by which one can achieve the highest goal of life
  4. pratīcchaaccept
  5. prayataḥwith great attention (after finishing the funeral ceremony of your dead son)
  6. mamafrom me
  7. yāmwhich
  8. dhārayanaccepting
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.15

    In this verse: “king”

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 can I give greater attention to spiritual instruction?

Practice

Today, read Nārada’s instruction slowly, setting aside distractions so you can attend to each sentence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReceive Spiritual Instruction with AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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