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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 6 · Chapter 5: Nārada Muni Cursed by Prajāpati Dakṣa
6.5.316.5.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.5.32

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.5.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतावदुक्त्वा प्रययौ नारदोऽमोघदर्शन: ।

तेऽपि चान्वगमन् मार्गं भ्रातृणामेव मारिष ॥ ३२ ॥

etāvad uktvā prayayau

nārado ’mogha-darśanaḥ

te ’pi cānvagaman mārgaṁ

bhrātṝṇām eva māriṣa

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O best of the advanced Āryans, after saying this much to the sons of Prajāpati Dakṣa, Nārada Muni, whose merciful glance never goes in vain, left as he had planned. The sons of Dakṣa followed their elder brothers. Not attempting to produce children, they engaged themselves in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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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.

Put Spiritual Instruction Into Practice

  1. 1

    After speaking to Dakṣa’s sons, Nārada Muni departed as he had planned.

  2. 2

    Nārada’s merciful glance never goes in vain. The sons followed the path of their elder brothers.

  3. 3

    Rather than attempting to produce children, they engaged themselves in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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:

Thus all the sons of Dakṣa became enlightened and left, never to return. Prajāpati Dakṣa, who was very sad at the loss of his sons, begot one thousand more sons in the womb of his wife, Pāñcajanī, and ordered them to increase progeny.
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. etāvatthis much
  2. uktvāspeaking
  3. prayayaudeparted from that place
  4. nāradaḥthe great sage Nārada
  5. amogha-darśanaḥwhose glance is all-auspicious
  6. tethey
  7. apialso
  8. caand
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 6.5

    In this verse: “merciful”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 6.5

    In this verse: “children”

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 spiritual instruction am I ready to put into practice?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today specifically for cultivating Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPut Spiritual Instruction Into PracticeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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