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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 6 · Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
6.18.96.18.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.10

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.18.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथ कश्यपदायादान् दैतेयान् कीर्तयामि ते ।

यत्र भागवत: श्रीमान् प्रह्रादो बलिरेव च ॥ १० ॥

atha kaśyapa-dāyādān

daiteyān kīrtayāmi te

yatra bhāgavataḥ śrīmān

prahrādo balir eva ca

Translation

Now let me describe the sons of Diti, who were begotten by Kaśyapa but who became demons. In this demoniac family the great devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja appeared, and Bali Mahārāja also appeared in that family. The demons are technically known as Daityas because they proceeded from the womb of Diti.

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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.

A Great Devotee in a Demoniac Family

  1. 1

    The account now turns to Diti’s sons, who were begotten by Kaśyapa but became demons.

  2. 2

    The great devotee Prahlāda Mahārāja appeared in this demoniac family. Bali Mahārāja also appeared in the same family.

  3. 3

    These demons are called Daityas because they came from the womb of Diti.

How it feels

Resentment and resolve → Constraint and consequence. Family conflict frames a test of intention.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 6: Diti's vow and discipline. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In the dynasty of Diti appeared the great saintly devotee Prahlāda and also Bali, Prahlāda’s grandson. Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa were the first sons of Diti.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. athanow
  2. kaśyapa-dāyādānthe sons of Kaśyapa
  3. daiteyānborn of Diti
  4. kīrtayāmiI shall describe
  5. teto you
  6. yatrawhere
  7. bhāgavataḥthe great devotee
  8. śrī-mānglorious
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 6.18

    In this verse: “devotee”

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 Prahlāda Mahārāja’s appearance challenge judging devotion by family background alone?

Practice

Remember Prahlāda Mahārāja today as a great devotee who appeared in a demoniac family.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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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 6.18's connections

Live this todayA Great Devotee in a Demoniac FamilyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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