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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.2.27
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् ।
यमस्य प्रेतबन्धूनां संवादं तं निबोधत ॥ २७ ॥
atrāpy udāharantīmam
itihāsaṁ purātanam
yamasya preta-bandhūnāṁ
saṁvādaṁ taṁ nibodhata
In this regard, an example is given from an old history. This involves a discourse between Yamarāja and the friends of a dead person. Please hear it attentively.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
An old history introduces a discussion between Yamarāja and the friends of a dead person. The listener is asked to hear attentively.
The Purāṇas are not chronologically recorded. Nevertheless, the purport explains that their accounts are actual histories of bygone ages.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is the Mahā-purāṇa, the essence of all the Purāṇas. Śrīla Madhvācārya and other authorities accept the Purāṇas as authoritative histories.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Pride and rage → Oppression. The ruler's power intensifies his insecurity.
Chapters 1–4 of Canto 7: Hiraṇyakaśipu's ascent and intimidation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:
However, he instructed his nephews about a history just to diminish their aggrievement. When the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as the boar and killed Hiraṇyakaśipu’s brother Hiraṇyākṣa, Hiraṇyakaśipu was very much aggrieved.Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.2
Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 7.2
In this verse: “friends”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What would help you hear Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with greater attention?
Read this verse once slowly, without distractions, attending especially to the invitation to hear.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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