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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 11: The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes
7.11.57.11.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.11.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.11.5inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

योऽवतीर्यात्मनोंऽशेन दाक्षायण्यां तु धर्मत: ।

लोकानां स्वस्तयेऽध्यास्ते तपो बदरिकाश्रमे ॥ ६ ॥

yo ’vatīryātmano ’ṁśena

dākṣāyaṇyāṁ tu dharmataḥ

lokānāṁ svastaye ’dhyāste

tapo badarikāśrame

Translation

Lord Nārāyaṇa, along with His partial manifestation Nara, appeared in this world through the daughter of Dakṣa Mahārāja known as Mūrti. He was begotten by Dharma Mahārāja for the benefit of all living entities. Even now, He is still engaged in executing great austerities near the place known as Badarikāśrama.

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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.

The Lord Acts for Everyone’s Benefit

  1. 1

    Lord Nārāyaṇa appeared in this world along with His partial manifestation Nara.

  2. 2

    He appeared through Mūrti, the daughter of Dakṣa Mahārāja, and was begotten by Dharma Mahārāja. His appearance was for the benefit of all living entities.

  3. 3

    Even now, Lord Nārāyaṇa remains engaged in great austerities near Badarikāśrama.

How it feels

Seriousness → Principled living. The example of bhakti becomes a guide to daily life.

Chapters 11–15 of Canto 7: Teachings on social and spiritual conduct. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: The Perfect Society: Four Social Classes

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira asked Nārada Muni about these matters, Nārada Muni stopped giving his own statements and quoted statements by Lord Nārāyaṇa, for He is the supreme authority for giving religious codes ( dharmaṁ tu sākṣād bhagavat-praṇītam). Every human being is expected to acquire thirty qualities, such as truthfulness, mercy and austerity.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥHe who (Lord Nārāyaṇa)
  2. avatīryaadventing
  3. ātmanaḥof Himself
  4. aṁśenawith a part (Nara)
  5. dākṣāyaṇyāmin the womb of Dākṣāyaṇī, the daughter of Mahārāja Dakṣa
  6. tuindeed
  7. dharmataḥfrom Dharma Mahārāja
  8. lokānāmof all people
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 7.11

    In this verse: “dharma”

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

What does the Lord’s concern for all living entities invite me to reflect on?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute remembering that Lord Nārāyaṇa appeared for the benefit of all living entities.

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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 7.11's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Acts for Everyone’s BenefitThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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