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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 8: Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons
7.8.507.8.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.8.51

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planetsince 7.8.51inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

श्रीचारणा ऊचु:

हरे तवाङ्‌घ्रिपङ्कजं भवापवर्गमाश्रिता: ।

यदेष साधुहृच्छयस्त्वयासुर: समापित: ॥ ५१ ॥

śrī-cāraṇā ūcuḥ

hare tavāṅghri-paṅkajaṁ

bhavāpavargam āśritāḥ

yad eṣa sādhu-hṛc-chayas

tvayāsuraḥ samāpitaḥ

Translation

The inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet said: O Lord, because You have destroyed the demon Hiraṇyakaśipu, who was always a stake in the hearts of all honest men, we are now relieved, and we eternally take shelter of Your lotus feet, which award the conditioned soul liberation from materialistic contamination.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nṛsiṁhadeva Protects His Faithful Servants

  1. 1

    The inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet feel relieved by Hiraṇyakaśipu's destruction. They eternally take shelter of the Lord's lotus feet, which free the conditioned soul from materialistic contamination.

  2. 2

    Nṛsiṁhadeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead in His transcendental form. He is always ready to destroy demons who disturb honest devotees.

  3. 3

    Devotees spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness face many dangers and impediments. A faithful servant who preaches with great devotion should know that Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is always his protector.

Key points from the purport
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead in His transcendental form of Narahari, Nṛsiṁhadeva, is always ready to kill the demons, who always create disturbances in the minds of honest devotees.
  • To spread the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement, devotees have to face many dangers and impediments all over the world, but a faithful servant who preaches with great devotion to the Lord must know that Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is always his protector.

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

Terror and divine fury → Protection and compassion. The crisis resolves through relationship rather than domination.

Chapters 8–10 of Canto 7: Nṛsiṁhadeva appears; Prahlāda pacifies Him. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 8: Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva Slays the King of the Demons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The entire universe was thus relieved of the rule of Hiraṇyakaśipu, and everyone was jubilant in transcendental bliss. Then all the demigods, headed by Lord Brahmā, approached the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-cāraṇāḥ ūcuḥthe inhabitants of the Cāraṇa planet said
  2. hareO Lord
  3. tavaYour
  4. aṅghri-paṅkajamlotus feet
  5. bhava-apavargamthe only shelter for becoming free from the contamination of material existence
  6. āśritāḥsheltered at
  7. yatbecause
  8. eṣaḥthis
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 7.8

    In this verse: “devotion”, “devotees”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 7.8

    In this verse: “shelter”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 7.8

    In this verse: “materialistic”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can remembering Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva's protection help me remain faithful in devotional service?

Practice

Before your devotional service today, offer a brief prayer for shelter at Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva's lotus feet.

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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 7.8's connections

Live this todayNṛsiṁhadeva Protects His Faithful ServantsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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