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Canto 7 · The Science of God · 15 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 7 · Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

7.10.24 7.10.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.10.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.10.24inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

प्रसादसुमुखं द‍ृष्ट्वा ब्रह्मा नरहरिं हरिम् ।

स्तुत्वा वाग्भि: पवित्राभि: प्राह देवादिभिर्वृत: ॥ २५ ॥

prasāda-sumukhaṁ dṛṣṭvā

brahmā narahariṁ harim

stutvā vāgbhiḥ pavitrābhiḥ

prāha devādibhir vṛtaḥ

Translation

Lord Brahmā, surrounded by the other demigods, was bright-faced because the Lord was pleased. Thus he offered prayers to the Lord with transcendental words.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Rejoice in Pleasing the Lord

1
Lord Brahmā was bright-faced because the Lord was pleased.
2
Surrounded by the other demigods, Brahmā offered prayers to the Lord.
3
His prayers used transcendental words, expressing praise of the Lord.

How it feels

Terror and divine fury → Protection and compassion. The crisis resolves through relationship rather than domination.

Chapters 8–10 of Canto 7: Nṛsiṁhadeva appears; Prahlāda pacifies Him. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then Lord Brahmā, who was also present, offered many prayers to the Lord, expressing his obligation to the Lord for having offered benedictions to Prahlāda Mahārāja. The Lord advised Lord Brahmā not to offer benedictions to asuras as he had to Hiraṇyakaśipu, for such benedictions indulge them.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 7.10