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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
6.18.566.18.58

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.57

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kaśyapa Munisince 6.18.54inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नित्यं वनात्सुमनस: फलमूलसमित्कुशान् ।

पत्राङ्कुरमृदोऽपश्च काले काल उपाहरत् ॥ ५७ ॥

nityaṁ vanāt sumanasaḥ

phala-mūla-samit-kuśān

patrāṅkura-mṛdo ’paś ca

kāle kāla upāharat

Translation

Indra served his aunt daily by bringing flowers, fruits, roots and wood for yajñas from the forest. He also brought kuśa grass, leaves, sprouts, earth and water exactly at the proper time.

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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.

Careful Service Includes Timely Practical Help

  1. 1

    Indra served his aunt daily, bringing supplies from the forest.

  2. 2

    He brought flowers, fruits, roots and wood for yajñas.

  3. 3

    He also supplied kuśa grass, leaves, sprouts, earth and water exactly at the proper time.

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:

Prahlāda’s son was known as Virocana, and his grandson was known as Bali Mahārāja. Bali Mahārāja had one hundred sons, of whom Bāṇa was the eldest.
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. nityamdaily
  2. vanātfrom the forest
  3. sumanasaḥflowers
  4. phalafruits
  5. mūlaroots
  6. samitwood for the sacrificial fire
  7. kuśānand kuśa grass
  8. patraleaves
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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

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

Do I offer needed help at the time it is actually useful?

Practice

Bring someone one needed item today at the time they need it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCareful Service Includes Timely Practical HelpThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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