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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 6: Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates
7.6.277.6.29-30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.6.28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Prahlāda Mahārājasince 7.6.28inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja YudhiṣṭhiraPrahlāda Mahārāja → his schoolmates

श्रुतमेतन्मया पूर्वं ज्ञानं विज्ञानसंयुतम् ।

धर्मं भागवतं शुद्धं नारदाद्देवदर्शनात् ॥ २८ ॥

śrutam etan mayā pūrvaṁ

jñānaṁ vijñāna-saṁyutam

dharmaṁ bhāgavataṁ śuddhaṁ

nāradād deva-darśanāt

Translation

Prahlāda Mahārāja continued: I received this knowledge from the great saint Nārada Muni, who is always engaged in devotional service. This knowledge, which is called bhāgavata-dharma, is fully scientific. It is based on logic and philosophy and is free from all material contamination.

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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.

Bhāgavata-dharma Is Pure and Reasoned Knowledge

  1. 1

    Prahlāda Mahārāja received this knowledge from the great saint Nārada Muni. Nārada is always engaged in devotional service.

  2. 2

    This knowledge is called bhāgavata-dharma and is fully scientific. It is based on logic and philosophy.

  3. 3

    Bhāgavata-dharma is free from all material contamination. Prahlāda presents this pure knowledge as what he heard from Nārada.

How it feels

Threat → Steady faith. A vulnerable child remains inwardly unshaken.

Chapters 5–7 of Canto 7: Prahlāda refuses to abandon his devotion. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Prahlāda Instructs His Demoniac Schoolmates

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Prahlāda Mahārāja disclosed the secret of how he had received instructions from Nārada Muni. By accepting the lotus feet of Prahlāda Mahārāja, who is in the paramparā succession, one will be able to understand the mode of spiritual life.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrutamheard
  2. etatthis
  3. mayāby me
  4. pūrvamformerly
  5. jñānamconfidential knowledge
  6. vijñāna-saṁyutamcombined with its practical application
  7. dharmamtranscendental religion
  8. bhāgavatamin relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 7.6

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “philosophy”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 7.6

    In this verse: “devotional service”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 7.6

    In this verse: “material”

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 listen more carefully to teachings on devotional service and seek to understand their reasoning?

Practice

Write down one thing this verse says about bhāgavata-dharma and one question you would like to understand more clearly.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it · quoted in 1 more lecture. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Quoted in 1 other lecture

In each of these he quotes this verse while speaking on another verse or subject. "Find the quote" opens the transcript at that spot.

Live this todayBhāgavata-dharma Is Pure and Reasoned KnowledgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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