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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?
  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
7.1.477.2.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.1.48

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 7.1.48inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

श्रीयुधिष्ठिर उवाच

विद्वेषो दयिते पुत्रे कथमासीन्महात्मनि ।

ब्रूहि मे भगवन्येन प्रह्लादस्याच्युतात्मता ॥ ४८ ॥

śrī-yudhiṣṭhira uvāca

vidveṣo dayite putre

katham āsīn mahātmani

brūhi me bhagavan yena

prahlādasyācyutātmatā

Translation

Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira inquired: O my lord, Nārada Muni, why was there such enmity between Hiraṇyakaśipu and his beloved son Prahlāda Mahārāja? How did Prahlāda Mahārāja become such a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa? Kindly explain this to me.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Attachment to the Infallible Lord

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    Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira asked why Hiraṇyakaśipu was so hostile toward his beloved son. He also wanted to understand how Prahlāda became a great devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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    Acyuta refers to the infallible Lord Viṣṇu, whose heart is always infallible.

  3. 3

    Devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa are called acyutātmā because they are attached to the Infallible. They follow in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja.

Key points from the purport
  • All the devotees of Lord Kṛṣṇa are called acyutātmā because they follow in the footsteps of Prahlāda Mahārāja.
  • Acyuta refers to the infallible Lord Viṣṇu, whose heart is always infallible.
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Seventh Canto, First Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Supreme Lord Is Equal to Everyone.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Because of their fruitive acts, Jaya and Vijaya agreed to become the Lord’s enemies, and when killed in that mentality, they attained salvation in oneness. Thus even if one thinks of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in envy, he attains salvation.
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. śrī-yudhiṣṭhiraḥ uvācaMahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira said
  2. vidveṣaḥhatred
  3. dayitefor his own beloved
  4. putreson
  5. kathamhow
  6. āsītthere was
  7. mahā-ātmanithe great soul, Prahlāda
  8. brūhiplease tell
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 7.1

    In this verse: “inquired”, “understand”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 7.1

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 7.1

    In this verse: “kindly”

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 would you like to understand about developing attachment to Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write one sincere question about growing in devotion to Kṛṣṇa, following Yudhiṣṭhira’s example of inquiry.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 7.1's connections

Live this todayAttachment to the Infallible LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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