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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.2.50
लुब्धको विपिने कश्चित्पक्षिणां निर्मितोऽन्तक: ।
वितत्य जालं विदधे तत्र तत्र प्रलोभयन् ॥ ५० ॥
lubdhako vipine kaścit
pakṣiṇāṁ nirmito ’ntakaḥ
vitatya jālaṁ vidadhe
tatra tatra pralobhayan
There was once a hunter who lured birds with food and captured them after spreading a net. He lived as if appointed by death personified as the killer of the birds.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The hunter spread a net and used food to attract birds.
The food served as a lure through which the hunter captured them.
He lived as though appointed by death personified to kill the birds. The purport identifies this account as another incident from the histories.
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:
Hiraṇyakaśipu related an account of a kuliṅga bird pierced by the arrow of a hunter while lamenting for his wife, who had also been shot by the same hunter. By narrating these stories, Hiraṇyakaśipu pacified his nephews and other relatives and relieved them of lamentation.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.
Ūti · The creative impetus
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 7.2
In this verse: “death”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What does the contrast between the tempting food and the hidden net invite me to notice?
Before accepting one attractive offer today, pause to consider whether it carries a hidden danger.
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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