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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 19: Performing the Puṁsavana Ritualistic Ceremony
6.19.236.19.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.19.24

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.19.15inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आचार्यमग्रत: कृत्वा वाग्यत: सह बन्धुभि: ।

दद्यात्पत्‍न्यै चरो: शेषं सुप्रजास्त्वं सुसौभगम् ॥ २४ ॥

ācāryam agrataḥ kṛtvā

vāg-yataḥ saha bandhubhiḥ

dadyāt patnyai caroḥ śeṣaṁ

suprajāstvaṁ susaubhagam

Translation

Before taking his meal, the husband must first seat the ācārya comfortably, and, along with his relatives and friends, should control his speech and offer prasāda to the guru. Then the wife should eat the remnants of the oblation of sweetrice cooked with ghee. Eating the remnants insures a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.

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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.

Honor the Guru Before Eating

  1. 1

    Before taking his own meal, the husband should first seat the ācārya comfortably.

  2. 2

    Together with relatives and friends, he should control his speech and offer prasāda to the guru.

  3. 3

    The wife should then eat the remnants of the sweetrice oblation cooked with ghee. The translation describes these remnants as ensuring a learned, devoted son and all good fortune.

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, with the permission of the brāhmaṇas, the husband and wife should take prasāda. This chapter ends by glorifying the results of the puṁsavana function.
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. ācāryamthe ācārya
  2. agrataḥfirst of all
  3. kṛtvāreceiving properly
  4. vāk-yataḥcontrolling speech
  5. sahawith
  6. bandhubhiḥfriends and relatives
  7. dadyāthe should give
  8. patnyaito the wife
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 6.19

    In this verse: “friends”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 6.19

    In this verse: “sweetrice”

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 controlling my speech help me serve others respectfully?

Practice

At one meal today, practice controlling your speech by avoiding unnecessary talk.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHonor the Guru Before EatingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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