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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

7.10.40 7.10.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.10.41

Mukti· Liberation

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

आख्यातं सर्वमेतत्ते यन्मां त्वं परिपृष्टवान् ।

दमघोषसुतादीनां हरे: सात्म्यमपि द्विषाम् ॥ ४१ ॥

ākhyātaṁ sarvam etat te

yan māṁ tvaṁ paripṛṣṭavān

damaghoṣa-sutādīnāṁ

hareḥ sātmyam api dviṣām

Translation

Everything you asked me about how Śiśupāla and others attained salvation although they were inimical has now been explained to you by me.

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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 Question About Salvation Is Answered

1
The question concerned how Śiśupāla and others attained salvation.
2
They attained salvation although they were inimical.
3
The speaker confirms that everything asked about this has now been explained.

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 Lord also asked Prahlāda to perform the ritualistic ceremonies appropriate after his father’s death. 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.

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