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  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?
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Canto 6 · Chapter 7: Indra Offends His Spiritual Master, Bṛhaspati.
6.7.256.7.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.7.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.7.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

त एवमुदिता राजन् ब्रह्मणा विगतज्वरा: ।

ऋषिं त्वाष्ट्रमुपव्रज्य परिष्वज्येदमब्रुवन् ॥ २६ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

ta evam uditā rājan

brahmaṇā vigata-jvarāḥ

ṛṣiṁ tvāṣṭram upavrajya

pariṣvajyedam abruvan

Translation

Śrīla Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Thus advised by Lord Brahmā and relieved of their anxiety, all the demigods went to the sage Viśvarūpa, the son of Tvaṣṭā. My dear King, they embraced him and spoke as follows.

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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 Received Guidance Into Action

  1. 1

    Lord Brahmā’s advice relieved the demigods of their anxiety.

  2. 2

    Following that advice, all the demigods went to the sage Viśvarūpa, the son of Tvaṣṭā.

  3. 3

    They embraced Viśvarūpa and then spoke to him.

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:

King Indra, along with the other demigods, later took shelter of Lord Brahmā. Understanding the situation, Lord Brahmā chastised the demigods for their offense to their 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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. teall the demigods
  3. evamthus
  4. uditāḥbeing advised
  5. rājanO King Parīkṣit
  6. brahmaṇāby Lord Brahmā
  7. vigata-jvarāḥbeing relieved from the aggrievement caused by the demons
  8. ṛṣimthe great sage
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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”

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 follow helpful guidance with action, as the demigods did?

Practice

Take one small step today to carry out spiritual guidance you have already received.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPut Received Guidance Into ActionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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