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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 9: Appearance of the Demon Vṛtrāsura
6.9.536.9.55

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.9.54

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 6.9.47inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

युष्मभ्यं याचितोऽश्विभ्यां धर्मज्ञोऽङ्गानि दास्यति ।

ततस्तैरायुधश्रेष्ठो विश्वकर्मविनिर्मित: ।

येन वृत्रशिरो हर्ता मत्तेजउपबृंहित: ॥ ५४ ॥

yuṣmabhyaṁ yācito ’śvibhyāṁ

dharma-jño ’ṅgāni dāsyati

tatas tair āyudha-śreṣṭho

viśvakarma-vinirmitaḥ

yena vṛtra-śiro hartā

mat-teja-upabṛṁhitaḥ

Translation

When the Aśvinī-kumāras beg for Dadhyañca’s body on your behalf, he will surely give it because of affection. Do not doubt this, for Dadhyañca is very experienced in religious understanding. When Dadhyañca awards you his body, Viśvakarmā will prepare a thunderbolt from his bones. This thunderbolt will certainly kill Vṛtrāsura because it will be invested with My power.

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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’s Power Makes Victory Possible

  1. 1

    Dadhyañca is very experienced in religious understanding. The Lord assures the demigods that he will give his body out of affection when the Aśvinī-kumāras ask on their behalf.

  2. 2

    Viśvakarmā will prepare a thunderbolt from Dadhyañca’s bones. This gift will provide the weapon needed to kill Vṛtrāsura.

  3. 3

    The thunderbolt will succeed because it will be invested with the Lord’s power. The Lord therefore tells the demigods not to doubt His assurance.

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. yuṣmabhyamfor all of you
  2. yācitaḥbeing asked
  3. aśvibhyāmby the Aśvinī-kumāras
  4. dharma-jñaḥDadhīci, who knows the principles of religion
  5. aṅgānihis limbs
  6. dāsyatiwill give
  7. tataḥafter that
  8. taiḥby those bones
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 6.9

    In this verse: “religious”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 6.9

    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

How can remembering the Lord’s power help me serve with greater trust?

Practice

Before one act of service today, pause and remember your dependence on the Lord’s power.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Power Makes Victory PossibleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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