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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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Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

सकृदिष्ट्वादिपुरुषं पुरुषो याति साम्यताम् ।

संवत्सरं किञ्चिदूनं दित्या यद्धरिरर्चित: ॥ ६६ ॥

सजूरिन्द्रेण पञ्चाशद्देवास्ते मरुतोऽभवन् ।

व्यपोह्य मातृदोषं ते हरिणा सोमपा: कृता: ॥ ६७ ॥

sakṛd iṣṭvādi-puruṣaṁ

puruṣo yāti sāmyatām

saṁvatsaraṁ kiñcid ūnaṁ

dityā yad dharir arcitaḥ

sajūr indreṇa pañcāśad

devās te maruto ’bhavan

vyapohya mātṛ-doṣaṁ te

hariṇā soma-pāḥ kṛtāḥ

Translation

If one worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person, even once, he receives the benefit of being promoted to the spiritual world and possessing the same bodily features as Viṣṇu. Diti worshiped Lord Viṣṇu for almost one year, adhering to a great vow. Because of such strength in spiritual life, the forty-nine Maruts were born. How, then, is it wonderful that the Maruts, although born from the womb of Diti, became equal to the demigods by the mercy of the Supreme Lord?

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Worship Brings the Supreme Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    Worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original person, even once brings the benefit of promotion to the spiritual world and bodily features like Viṣṇu’s.

  2. 2

    Diti worshiped Lord Viṣṇu for almost one year while adhering to a great vow. Through this strength in spiritual life, the forty-nine Maruts were born.

  3. 3

    By the Supreme Lord’s mercy, the Maruts became equal to the demigods. The translation presents this as no wonder in light of Diti’s worship.

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