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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 9: Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
6.9.456.9.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.9.46

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.9.46inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अथैवमीडितो राजन् सादरं त्रिदशैर्हरि: ।

स्वमुपस्थानमाकर्ण्य प्राह तानभिनन्दित: ॥ ४६ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

athaivam īḍito rājan

sādaraṁ tri-daśair hariḥ

svam upasthānam ākarṇya

prāha tān abhinanditaḥ

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: O King Parīkṣit, when the demigods offered the Lord their sincere prayers in this way, the Lord listened by His causeless mercy. Being pleased, He then replied to the demigods.

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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.

The Lord Hears Sincere Prayers

  1. 1

    The demigods offered sincere prayers to the Lord.

  2. 2

    The Lord listened to their prayers by His causeless mercy.

  3. 3

    Pleased with their prayers, the Lord replied to the demigods.

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 9: Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Being pleased with the demigods, the Supreme Personality of Godhead advised them to approach Dadhīci to beg him for the bones of his own body. Dadhīci would comply with the request of the demigods, and with the help of his bones Vṛtrāsura could be killed.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. athathereafter
  3. evamin this way
  4. īḍitaḥbeing worshiped and offered obeisances
  5. rājanO King
  6. sa-ādaramwith proper respect
  7. tri-daśaiḥby all the demigods from the higher planetary systems
  8. hariḥthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 6.9

    In this verse: “mercy”, “causeless”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.9

    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

Am I bringing sincerity to my prayers?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute to offer a sincere prayer to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Hears Sincere PrayersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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