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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
7.10.607.10.62

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.10.61

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.10.53inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

विलोक्य भग्नसङ्कल्पं विमनस्कं वृषध्वजम् ।

तदायं भगवान्विष्णुस्तत्रोपायमकल्पयत् ॥ ६१ ॥

vilokya bhagna-saṅkalpaṁ

vimanaskaṁ vṛṣa-dhvajam

tadāyaṁ bhagavān viṣṇus

tatropāyam akalpayat

Translation

Seeing Lord Śiva very much aggrieved and disappointed, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Viṣṇu, considered how to stop this nuisance created by Maya Dānava.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Viṣṇu Considers How to Help

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva was very much aggrieved and disappointed.

  2. 2

    Lord Viṣṇu, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, saw his distress.

  3. 3

    Lord Viṣṇu considered how to stop the nuisance created by Maya Dānava.

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:

Later, Nārada Muni described how the demon Maya Dānava constructed Tripura for the demons, who became very powerful and defeated the demigods. Because of this defeat, Lord Rudra, Śiva, dismantled Tripura; thus he became famous as Tripurāri.
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. vilokyaseeing
  2. bhagna-saṅkalpamdisappointed
  3. vimanaskamextremely unhappy
  4. vṛṣa-dhvajamLord Śiva
  5. tadāat that time
  6. ayamthis
  7. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. viṣṇuḥLord Viṣṇu
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 7.10

    In this verse: “maya”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 7.10

    In this verse: “distress”

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 can this account of Lord Viṣṇu’s attention to Lord Śiva’s distress support your trust in Him?

Practice

Pause over this verse today and reflect on Lord Viṣṇu seeing distress and considering how to help.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLord Viṣṇu Considers How to HelpThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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