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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 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
7.10.257.10.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.10.26

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 7.10.26inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

श्रीब्रह्मोवाच

देवदेवाखिलाध्यक्ष भूतभावन पूर्वज ।

दिष्टय‍ा ते निहत: पापो लोकसन्तापनोऽसुर: ॥ २६ ॥

śrī-brahmovāca

deva-devākhilādhyakṣa

bhūta-bhāvana pūrvaja

diṣṭyā te nihataḥ pāpo

loka-santāpano ’suraḥ

Translation

Lord Brahmā said: O Supreme Lord of all lords, proprietor of the entire universe, O benedictor of all living entities, O original person [ādi-puruṣa], because of our good fortune You have now killed this sinful demon, who was giving trouble to the entire universe.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Supreme Lord Is Everyone’s Source

  1. 1

    Brahmā addresses the Lord as the Supreme Lord of all lords, proprietor of the universe and benefactor of all living entities.

  2. 2

    All the demigods, including Lord Brahmā, are manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Govinda is the original person and cause of all causes.

  3. 3

    Brahmā considers it great good fortune that the Lord has killed the sinful demon who troubled the entire universe.

Key points from the purport
  • The word pūrvaja is described in Bhagavad-gītā (10.8): ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate.
  • All the demigods, including Lord Brahmā, are manifested from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • Therefore the original person, the cause of all causes, is Govinda, the ādi-puruṣam.

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 7.10.26 quotesBG 10.8

The word pūrvaja is described in Bhagavad-gītā (10.8): ahaṁ sarvasya prabhavo mattaḥ sarvaṁ pravartate.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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

Further reading

Chapter 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Supreme Personality of Godhead was greatly pleased with Prahlāda Mahārāja for his unalloyed devotion, yet the Lord provided him one material benediction — that he would be perfectly happy in this world and live his next life in Vaikuṇṭha.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-brahmā uvācaLord Brahmā said
  2. deva-devaO my Lord, Lord of all the demigods
  3. akhila-adhyakṣaowner of the whole universe
  4. bhūta-bhāvanaO cause of all living entities
  5. pūrva-jaO original Personality of Godhead
  6. diṣṭyāby Your example or because of our good fortune
  7. teby You
  8. nihataḥkilled
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 7.10

    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

How does recognizing the Lord as the source of everyone shape my gratitude?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer acknowledging Govinda as the original person and source of all.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Is Everyone’s SourceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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