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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 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
6.18.146.18.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.15

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

ह्रादस्य धमनिर्भार्यासूत वातापिमिल्वलम् ।

योऽगस्त्याय त्वतिथये पेचे वातापिमिल्वल: ॥ १५ ॥

hrādasya dhamanir bhāryā-

sūta vātāpim ilvalam

yo ’gastyāya tv atithaye

pece vātāpim ilvalaḥ

Translation

The wife of Hlāda was named Dhamani. She gave birth to two sons, named Vātāpi and Ilvala. When Agastya Muni became Ilvala’s guest, Ilvala served him a feast by cooking Vātāpi, who was in the shape of a ram.

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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.

Hlāda’s Sons and Agastya Muni’s Visit

  1. 1

    Hlāda’s wife was named Dhamani.

  2. 2

    Dhamani gave birth to two sons, Vātāpi and Ilvala.

  3. 3

    When Agastya Muni became Ilvala’s guest, Ilvala cooked Vātāpi, who was in the shape of a ram, and served him as a feast.

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:

Hlāda’s wife, whose name was Dhamani, gave birth to two sons — Vātāpi and Ilvala. Ilvala put Vātāpi into the form of a ram and gave him to Agastya to eat.
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. hrādasyaof Hlāda
  2. dhamaniḥDhamani
  3. bhāryāthe wife
  4. asūtagave birth to
  5. vātāpimVātāpi
  6. ilvalamIlvala
  7. yaḥhe who
  8. agastyāyato Agastya
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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

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

Am I noticing where this account stops, rather than assuming what happened next?

Practice

Summarize this translation in one sentence without adding an outcome to Agastya Muni’s visit.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHlāda’s Sons and Agastya Muni’s VisitThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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