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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 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons
7.2.327.2.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.2.33

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Hiraṇyakaśipusince 7.2.20inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja YudhiṣṭhiraHiraṇyakaśipu → his mother and family

अहो विधात्राकरुणेन न: प्रभो

भवान् प्रणीतो द‍ृगगोचरां दशाम् ।

उशीनराणामसि वृत्तिद: पुरा

कृतोऽधुना येन शुचां विवर्धन: ॥ ३३ ॥

aho vidhātrākaruṇena naḥ prabho

bhavān praṇīto dṛg-agocarāṁ daśām

uśīnarāṇām asi vṛttidaḥ purā

kṛto ’dhunā yena śucāṁ vivardhanaḥ

Translation

O lord, you have now been removed by cruel providence to a state beyond our sight. You had previously sustained the livelihood of the inhabitants of Uśīnara, and thus they were happy, but your condition now is the cause of their unhappiness.

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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.

Remembering the Support a Leader Gave

  1. 1

    The queens lamented that providence had taken the king beyond their sight. In their grief, they described providence as cruel.

  2. 2

    The king had sustained the livelihood of the inhabitants of Uśīnara. His support had contributed to their happiness.

  3. 3

    His death now brought unhappiness to those people. Their lamentation recalled the care they had received from him.

How it feels

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

Further reading

Chapter 2: Hiraṇyakaśipu, King of the Demons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He began to agitate all the demons and Rākṣasas and disturb the ritualistic ceremonies of the peaceful sages and other inhabitants of earth. For want of the performance of yajña, sacrifice, the demigods began wandering unseen on earth.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ahoalas
  2. vidhātrāby providence
  3. akaruṇenawho is merciless
  4. naḥour
  5. prabhoO lord
  6. bhavānYour Lordship
  7. praṇītaḥtaken away
  8. dṛkof sight
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 7.2

    In this verse: “death”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 7.2

    In this verse: “king”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 7.2

    In this verse: “lamented”

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

Whose support helps sustain your daily life, and do you recognize it?

Practice

Thank one person today for a specific way they support your livelihood or well-being.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering the Support a Leader GaveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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