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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 3: Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Plan to Become Immortal
7.3.137.3.15-16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.3.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.3.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

इति विज्ञापितो देवैर्भगवानात्मभूर्नृप ।

परितो भृगुदक्षाद्यैर्ययौ दैत्येश्वराश्रमम् ॥ १४ ॥

iti vijñāpito devair

bhagavān ātmabhūr nṛpa

parito bhṛgu-dakṣādyair

yayau daityeśvarāśramam

Translation

O King, being thus informed by the demigods, the most powerful Lord Brahmā, accompanied by Bhṛgu, Dakṣa and other great sages, immediately started for the place where Hiraṇyakaśipu was performing his penances and austerities.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Brahmā Goes to Grant a Benediction

  1. 1

    Brahmā had been waiting for Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austerities to mature before offering benedictions according to his desire.

  2. 2

    After hearing the demigods’ request, Brahmā immediately went to the place of Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austerities.

  3. 3

    Bhṛgu, Dakṣa, and other great sages accompanied him. Brahmā took this opportunity to go and award the desired benediction.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Brahmā was waiting for the austerities performed by Hiraṇyakaśipu to mature so that he could go there and offer benedictions according to Hiraṇyakaśipu’s desire.
  • Now, taking the opportunity of being accompanied by all the demigods and great saintly persons, Brahmā went there to award him the benediction he desired.

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

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 3: Hiraṇyakaśipu’s Plan to Become Immortal

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Upon hearing about the purpose of Hiraṇyakaśipu’s austere meditation, Lord Brahmā, accompanied by the great sage Bhṛgu and great personalities like Dakṣa, went to see Hiraṇyakaśipu. He then sprinkled water from his kamaṇḍalu, a type of waterpot, upon Hiraṇyakaśipu’s head.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.3
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. itithus
  2. vijñāpitaḥinformed
  3. devaiḥby all the demigods
  4. bhagavānthe most powerful
  5. ātma-bhūḥLord Brahmā, who was born from the lotus flower
  6. nṛpaO King
  7. paritaḥbeing surrounded
  8. bhṛguby Bhṛgu
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 7.3

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 7.3

    In this verse: “hearing”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Brahmā’s waiting suggest to me about patience before receiving results?

Practice

Choose one task whose results you are awaiting and patiently complete its next small step.

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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 7.3's connections

Live this todayBrahmā Goes to Grant a BenedictionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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