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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
6.5.96.5.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.5.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.5.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

तन्निशम्याथ हर्यश्वा औत्पत्तिकमनीषया ।

वाच: कूटं तु देवर्षे: स्वयं विममृशुर्धिया ॥ १० ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

tan niśamyātha haryaśvā

autpattika-manīṣayā

vācaḥ kūṭaṁ tu devarṣeḥ

svayaṁ vimamṛśur dhiyā

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Hearing these enigmatic words of Nārada Muni, the Haryaśvas considered them with their natural intelligence, without help from others.

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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.

Reflect Carefully on Spiritual Instruction

  1. 1

    The Haryaśvas heard the enigmatic words of Nārada Muni. His words called for careful consideration.

  2. 2

    They considered what they had heard with their natural intelligence.

  3. 3

    They reflected without help from others. They personally engaged their intelligence in understanding Nārada’s words.

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:

These sons, who were all of the same character and mentality, were known as the Haryaśvas. Ordered by their father to create more and more population, the Haryaśvas went west to the place where the river Sindhu (now the Indus) meets the Arabian Sea.
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. tatthat
  3. niśamyahearing
  4. athathereafter
  5. haryaśvāḥall the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa
  6. autpattikanaturally awakened
  7. manīṣayāby possessing the power to consider
  8. vācaḥof the speech
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 6.5

    In this verse: “hearing”, “heard”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 6.5

    In this verse: “understanding”

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

Do I give spiritual instruction thoughtful attention after hearing it?

Practice

Reread this translation and spend two minutes reflecting on it before consulting anyone else’s explanation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReflect Carefully on Spiritual InstructionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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