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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 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
7.15.107.15.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.15.11

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.15.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

तस्माद्दैवोपपन्नेन मुन्यन्नेनापि धर्मवित् ।

सन्तुष्टोऽहरह: कुर्यान्नित्यनैमित्तिकी: क्रिया: ॥ ११ ॥

tasmād daivopapannena

muny-annenāpi dharmavit

santuṣṭo ’har ahaḥ kuryān

nitya-naimittikīḥ kriyāḥ

Translation

Therefore, day by day, one who is actually aware of religious principles and is not heinously envious of poor animals should happily perform daily sacrifices and those for certain occasions with whatever food is available easily by the grace of the Lord.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Worship Happily Without Harming Animals

  1. 1

    Becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious is the topmost stage in understanding religious principles. One who reaches this stage performs Deity worship in devotional service.

  2. 2

    Both a gṛhastha and a sannyāsī can worship the Lord by offering food prepared in ghee. The sanctified prasāda can then be distributed to others.

  3. 3

    Daily and occasional sacrifices should be performed happily with food easily available by the Lord’s grace. Such sacrifice brings satisfaction without killing animals.

Key points from the purport
  • All the centers of our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement have Deity worship programs very nicely going on in which food is offered to the Deity and distributed to the first-class brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and even to the people in general.
  • The members of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement engage daily in such transcendental activities.
  • Thus in our Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement there is no question at all of killing animals.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 7.15.11 quotesBG 18.66

As explained in Bhagavad-gītā (18.66), sarva-dharmān parityajya mām ekaṁ śaraṇaṁ vraja: becoming Kṛṣṇa conscious is the topmost stage in understanding of religious principles.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Those who are in the lower grades of society prefer to perform sacrifices by killing animals, but one who is advanced in knowledge must avoid such unnecessary violence. Brāhmaṇas should execute their regulative duties in worshiping Lord Viṣṇu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasmāttherefore
  2. daiva-upapannenaobtainable very easily by the grace of the Lord
  3. muni-annenawith food (prepared in ghee and offered to the Supreme Lord)
  4. apiindeed
  5. dharma-vitone who is actually advanced in religious principles
  6. santuṣṭaḥvery happily
  7. ahaḥ ahaḥday after day
  8. kuryātone should perform
  9. nitya-naimittikīḥregular and occasional
  10. kriyāḥduties
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 7.15

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 7.15

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “worship”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 7.15

    In this verse: “grace”

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 I make daily worship simpler, happier and free from harm to animals?

Practice

Offer a simple food preparation to the Lord today and share the prasāda.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship Happily Without Harming AnimalsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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