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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 4: The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa
6.4.406.4.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.4.41

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.4.35-39inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न किञ्चनोदीरयितुमशकत् तीव्रया मुदा ।

आपूरितमनोद्वारैर्ह्रदिन्य इव निर्झरै: ॥ ४१ ॥

na kiñcanodīrayitum

aśakat tīvrayā mudā

āpūrita-manodvārair

hradinya iva nirjharaiḥ

Translation

As rivers are filled by water flowing from a mountain, all of Dakṣa’s senses were filled with pleasure. Because of his highly elevated happiness, Dakṣa could not say anything, but simply remained flat on the ground.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeing the Lord Brings Complete Satisfaction

  1. 1

    When one actually realizes or sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, one is filled with complete happiness.

  2. 2

    All of Dakṣa’s senses were filled with pleasure, like rivers filled by water flowing from a mountain. He remained flat on the ground, unable to speak or ask for anything.

  3. 3

    Dhruva Mahārāja likewise became completely satisfied upon seeing the Lord. He said that he had nothing more to ask from Him.

Key points from the purport
  • When one actually realizes or sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he is filled with complete happiness.
  • For example, when Dhruva Mahārāja saw the Lord in his presence, he said, svāmin kṛtārtho ’smi varaṁ na yāce: “My dear Lord, I have nothing to ask from You.
  • Similarly, when Prajāpati Dakṣa saw the Supreme Lord in his presence, he simply fell flat, unable to speak or ask Him for anything.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Anger and conflict → Spiritual commitment. Competing understandings of duty create relational tension.

Chapters 4–6 of Canto 6: Dakṣa, Nārada and the consequences of preaching. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 4: The Haṁsa-guhya Prayers Offered to the Lord by Prajāpati Dakṣa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

To bestow mercy upon them, He discloses His form, name, attributes and qualities to be worshiped within this material world. “Unfortunately, however, those who are materially absorbed worship various demigods.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.4
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nanot
  2. kiñcanaanything
  3. udīrayitumto speak
  4. aśakathe was able
  5. tīvrayāby very great
  6. mudāhappiness
  7. āpūritafilled
  8. manaḥ-dvāraiḥby the senses
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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

What does complete satisfaction in the Lord suggest about the things I usually ask for?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on satisfaction in the Lord without asking Him for anything.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 6.4's connections

Live this todaySeeing the Lord Brings Complete SatisfactionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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