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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

7.10.30 7.10.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.10.31

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.10.31inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

श्रीनारद उवाच

इत्युक्त्वा भगवान् राजंस्ततश्चान्तर्दधे हरि: ।

अद‍ृश्य: सर्वभूतानां पूजित: परमेष्ठिना ॥ ३१ ॥

śrī-nārada uvāca

ity uktvā bhagavān rājaṁs

tataś cāntardadhe hariḥ

adṛśyaḥ sarva-bhūtānāṁ

pūjitaḥ parameṣṭhinā

Translation

Nārada Muni continued: O King Yudhiṣṭhira, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is not visible to an ordinary human being, spoke in this way, instructing Lord Brahmā. Then, being worshiped by Brahmā, the Lord disappeared from that place.

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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.

The Lord Instructs and Receives Worship

1
The Supreme Personality of Godhead is not visible to an ordinary human being.
2
The Lord spoke to Lord Brahmā and instructed him.
3
After being worshiped by Brahmā, the Lord disappeared from that place.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 7.10

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

śrī-nāradaḥ uvācaNārada Muni said
iti uktvāsaying this
bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
rājanO King Yudhiṣṭhira
tataḥfrom that place
caalso
antardadhedisappeared
hariḥthe Lord

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
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 7.10
In this verse: “worshiped”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 7.10
In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Brahmā’s worship encourage me to receive the Lord’s instructions respectfully?

Practice

Reread this translation slowly, then offer a brief prayer of respect to the Lord.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Instructs and Receives WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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