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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 19: Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
6.19.116.19.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.19.12

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.19.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्या अधीश्वर: साक्षात्त्वमेव पुरुष: पर: ।

त्वं सर्वयज्ञ इज्येयं क्रियेयं फलभुग्भवान् ॥ १२ ॥

tasyā adhīśvaraḥ sākṣāt

tvam eva puruṣaḥ paraḥ

tvaṁ sarva-yajña ijyeyaṁ

kriyeyaṁ phala-bhug bhavān

Translation

My Lord, You are the master of energy, and therefore You are the Supreme Person. You are sacrifice [yajña] personified. Lakṣmī, the embodiment of spiritual activities, is the original form of worship offered unto You, whereas You are the enjoyer of all sacrifices.

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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.

The Lord Enjoys All Sacrifices

  1. 1

    The Lord is the master of energy and the Supreme Person.

  2. 2

    He is sacrifice personified and the enjoyer of all sacrifices.

  3. 3

    Lakṣmī embodies spiritual activities and is the original form of worship offered to 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 19: Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then, covering her body with a white dress and being properly ornamented, before breakfast she should worship Lord Viṣṇu and mother Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, Lord Viṣṇu’s wife, by glorifying Lord Viṣṇu for His mercy, patience, prowess, ability, greatness and other glories and for how He can bestow all mystic benedictions.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyāḥof her
  2. adhīśvaraḥthe master
  3. sākṣātdirectly
  4. tvamYou
  5. evacertainly
  6. puruṣaḥthe person
  7. paraḥsupreme
  8. tvamYou
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 6.19

    In this verse: “worship”

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 remembering that the Lord is the enjoyer shape my worship?

Practice

Offer a short prayer acknowledging the Lord as the Supreme Person and the enjoyer of your worship.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Enjoys All SacrificesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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