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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 10: Prahlāda, the Best Among Exalted Devotees
7.10.327.10.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.10.33

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
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

तत: काव्यादिभि: सार्धं मुनिभि: कमलासन: ।

दैत्यानां दानवानां च प्रह्रादमकरोत्पतिम् ॥ ३३ ॥

tataḥ kāvyādibhiḥ sārdhaṁ

munibhiḥ kamalāsanaḥ

daityānāṁ dānavānāṁ ca

prahrādam akarot patim

Translation

Thereafter, along with Śukrācārya and other great saints, Lord Brahmā, whose seat is on the lotus flower, made Prahlāda the king of all the demons and giants in the universe.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Prahlāda Becomes King by the Lord’s Grace

  1. 1

    By the grace of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Prahlāda Mahārāja became a greater king than his father, Hiraṇyakaśipu.

  2. 2

    Lord Brahmā made Prahlāda king of all the demons and giants in the universe.

  3. 3

    Prahlāda’s inauguration took place in the presence of Śukrācārya, other saintly persons and demigods.

Key points from the purport
  • By the grace of Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, Prahlāda Mahārāja became a greater king than his father, Hiraṇyakaśipu.
  • Prahlāda’s inauguration was performed by Lord Brahmā in the presence of other saintly persons and demigods.

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

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:

On that day, Prahlāda Mahārāja was installed on the throne of the world by Lord Brahmā and Śukrācārya. Thus Nārada Muni described the character of Prahlāda Mahārāja for Yudhiṣṭhira Mahārāja, and he further described the killing of Rāvaṇa by Lord Rāmacandra and the killing of Śiśupāla and Dantavakra in Dvāpara-yuga.
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. tataḥthereafter
  2. kāvya-ādibhiḥwith Śukrācārya and others
  3. sārdhamand with
  4. munibhiḥgreat saintly persons
  5. kamala-āsanaḥLord Brahmā
  6. daityānāmof all the demons
  7. dānavānāmof all the giants
  8. caand
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 7.10

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 7.10

    In this verse: “grace”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 7.10

    In this verse: “father”

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

Do I remember the Lord’s grace when considering my responsibilities and achievements?

Practice

Before carrying out one responsibility today, pause to acknowledge the Lord’s grace.

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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 7.10's connections

Live this todayPrahlāda Becomes King by the Lord’s GraceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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