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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 7 · Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone
7.1.177.1.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.1.18

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 7.1.16inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

दमघोषसुत: पाप आरभ्य कलभाषणात् ।

सम्प्रत्यमर्षी गोविन्दे दन्तवक्रश्च दुर्मति: ॥ १८ ॥

damaghoṣa-sutaḥ pāpa

ārabhya kala-bhāṣaṇāt

sampraty amarṣī govinde

dantavakraś ca durmatiḥ

Translation

From the very beginning of his childhood, when he could not even speak properly, Śiśupāla, the most sinful son of Damaghoṣa, began blaspheming the Lord, and he continued to be envious of Śrī Kṛṣṇa until death. Similarly, his brother Dantavakra continued the same habits.

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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 Persistent Envy of the Lord

  1. 1

    Śiśupāla, the son of Damaghoṣa, began blaspheming the Lord in early childhood, before he could speak properly.

  2. 2

    His envy of Śrī Kṛṣṇa continued until death. The translation describes him as most sinful.

  3. 3

    His brother Dantavakra continued the same habits of envy and blasphemy.

How it feels

Pride and rage → Oppression. The ruler's power intensifies his insecurity.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 7: Hiraṇyakaśipu's ascent and intimidation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The second question raised by Parīkṣit Mahārāja concerns how Śiśupāla, although inimical toward Kṛṣṇa from his very childhood and always blaspheming Kṛṣṇa, attained salvation in oneness when Kṛṣṇa killed him. Śukadeva Gosvāmī explains that because of their offenses at the feet of devotees, two attendants of the Lord in Vaikuṇṭha named Jaya and Vijaya became Hiraṇyakaśipu and Hiraṇyākṣa in Satya-yuga, Rāvaṇa and Kumbhakarṇa in the next yuga, Tretā-yuga, and Śiśupāla and Dantavakra at the end of Dvāpara-yuga.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. damaghoṣa-sutaḥŚiśupāla, the son of Damaghoṣa
  2. pāpaḥsinful
  3. ārabhyabeginning
  4. kala-bhāṣaṇātfrom the unclear speech of a child
  5. sampratieven until now
  6. amarṣīenvious
  7. govindetoward Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  8. dantavakraḥDantavakra
  9. caalso
  10. durmatiḥevil-minded
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 7.1

    In this verse: “death”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 7.1

    In this verse: “childhood”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 7.1

    In this verse: “sinful”

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 attitude toward Śrī Kṛṣṇa am I cultivating through my words?

Practice

Take a moment today to speak respectfully about Śrī Kṛṣṇa, rather than carelessly.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize Persistent Envy of the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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