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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
6.18.636.18.65

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.64

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

मा भैष्ट भ्रातरो मह्यं यूयमित्याह कौशिक: ।

अनन्यभावान् पार्षदानात्मनो मरुतां गणान् ॥ ६४ ॥

mā bhaiṣṭa bhrātaro mahyaṁ

yūyam ity āha kauśikaḥ

ananya-bhāvān pārṣadān

ātmano marutāṁ gaṇān

Translation

When Indra saw that actually they were his devoted followers, he said to them: If you are all my brothers, you have nothing more to fear from me.

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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.

Indra Reassures His Devoted Followers

  1. 1

    Indra saw that the Maruts were actually his devoted followers.

  2. 2

    He responded to their appeal by speaking of them as his brothers.

  3. 3

    He assured them that, if they were all his brothers, they had nothing more to fear from him.

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:

Because of this, Diti was very envious, and she was eager to have a son who could kill Indra. By her service, she enchanted Kaśyapa Muni in order to beg from him a greater son to do this.
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. mā bhaiṣṭado not fear
  2. bhrātaraḥbrothers
  3. mahyammy
  4. yūyamyou
  5. itithus
  6. āhasaid
  7. kauśikaḥIndra
  8. ananya-bhāvāndevoted
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 6.18

    In this verse: “fear”

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 recognizing another person’s goodwill change my response to them?

Practice

Offer one sincere reassurance to someone who may be worried about your response.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayIndra Reassures His Devoted FollowersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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