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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 5: Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
6.4.546.5.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.5.1

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.5.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

तस्यां स पाञ्चजन्यां वै विष्णुमायोपबृंहित: ।

हर्यश्वसंज्ञानयुतं पुत्रानजनयद्विभु: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

tasyāṁ sa pāñcajanyāṁ vai

viṣṇu-māyopabṛṁhitaḥ

haryaśva-saṁjñān ayutaṁ

putrān ajanayad vibhuḥ

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Impelled by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot ten thousand sons in the womb of Pāñcajanī [Asiknī]. My dear King, these sons were called the Haryaśvas.

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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.

Dakṣa Acts Under Lord Viṣṇu’s Energy

  1. 1

    Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes Prajāpati Dakṣa as impelled by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu.

  2. 2

    Dakṣa begot ten thousand sons in the womb of Pāñcajanī, also called Asiknī.

  3. 3

    These sons were known as the Haryaśvas. Their birth is described in connection with Lord Viṣṇu’s illusory energy.

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 5: Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Influenced by the external energy of Lord Viṣṇu, Prajāpati Dakṣa begot ten thousand sons in the womb of his wife, Pāñcajanī. These sons, who were all of the same character and mentality, were known as the Haryaśvas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. tasyāmin her
  3. saḥPrajāpati Dakṣa
  4. pāñcajanyāmhis wife named Pāñcajanī
  5. vaiindeed
  6. viṣṇu-māyā-upabṛṁhitaḥbeing made capable by the illusory energy of Lord Viṣṇu
  7. haryaśva-saṁjñānnamed the Haryaśvas
  8. ayutamten thousand
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.5

    In this verse: “king”

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 this account invite me to notice about the influence of Lord Viṣṇu’s energy?

Practice

Reread the translation once, noting whose energy impelled Dakṣa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDakṣa Acts Under Lord Viṣṇu’s EnergyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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