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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 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.
6.7.96.7.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.7.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.7.2-8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तर्ह्येव प्रतिबुध्येन्द्रो गुरुहेलनमात्मन: ।

गर्हयामास सदसि स्वयमात्मानमात्मना ॥ १० ॥

tarhy eva pratibudhyendro

guru-helanam ātmanaḥ

garhayām āsa sadasi

svayam ātmānam ātmanā

Translation

Indra, the King of heaven, could immediately understand his mistake. Realizing he had disrespected his spiritual master, he condemned himself in the presence of all the members of the assembly.

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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.

Recognize Your Own Mistake

  1. 1

    Indra immediately understood that he had made a mistake.

  2. 2

    He recognized his action as disrespect toward his spiritual master.

  3. 3

    In the presence of the assembly, Indra personally condemned his own conduct.

How it feels

Offense and dread → Moral reckoning. Heroic power does not guarantee inner freedom.

Chapters 7–10 of Canto 6: Indra, Bṛhaspati and the emergence of Vṛtrāsura. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Indra, being too absorbed in material opulence, forgot himself and did not respect Bṛhaspati, who thus became aware of Indra’s pride in his material opulence and immediately disappeared from the assembly to teach him a lesson. Indra became most repentant, understanding that because of his opulence he had forgotten to respect his spiritual master.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tarhithen, immediately
  2. evaindeed
  3. pratibudhyarealizing
  4. indraḥKing Indra
  5. guru-helanamdisrespect to the spiritual master
  6. ātmanaḥhis own
  7. garhayām āsareproached
  8. sadasiin that assembly
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.7

    In this verse: “king”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 6.7

    In this verse: “understand”

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

Am I willing to acknowledge a mistake even when others have witnessed it?

Practice

Acknowledge one mistake plainly today, without shifting the blame.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize Your Own MistakeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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