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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 6 · Chapter 17: Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu

6.17.25 6.17.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.17.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.17.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततस्तु भगवान् रुद्रो रुद्राणीमिदमब्रवीत् ।

देवर्षिदैत्यसिद्धानां पार्षदानां च श‍ृण्वताम् ॥ २६ ॥

tatas tu bhagavān rudro

rudrāṇīm idam abravīt

devarṣi-daitya-siddhānāṁ

pārṣadānāṁ ca śṛṇvatām

Translation

Thereafter, in the presence of the great sage Nārada, the demons, the inhabitants of Siddhaloka, and his personal associates, Lord Śiva, who is most powerful, spoke to his wife, Pārvatī, while they all listened.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Listen Attentively When Others Speak

1
The most powerful Lord Śiva spoke to his wife, Pārvatī.
2
The great sage Nārada, the demons and the inhabitants of Siddhaloka were present.
3
Lord Śiva’s personal associates were also there. The assembled listeners heard him speak.

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

Chapter 17: Mother Pārvatī Curses Citraketu

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Citraketu spoke in this way, all the members in the great assembly in which Lord Śiva and Pārvatī were present were astonished. Then Lord Śiva began speaking about the devotees of the Lord.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 6.17

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tataḥthereafter
tuthen
bhagavānthe most powerful
rudraḥLord Śiva
rudrāṇīmunto his wife, Pārvatī
idamthis
abravītsaid
devarṣiwhile the great sage Nārada

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
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 6.17
In this verse: “heard”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive am I when someone is speaking?

Practice

Give one speaker your full attention today without interrupting.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayListen Attentively When Others SpeakThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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