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  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
7.8.547.8.56

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.8.55

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Kinnarassince 7.8.55inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

श्रीकिन्नरा ऊचु:

वयमीश किन्नरगणास्तवानुगा

दितिजेन विष्टिममुनानुकारिता: ।

भवता हरे स वृजिनोऽवसादितो

नरसिंह नाथ विभवाय नो भव ॥ ५५ ॥

śrī-kinnarā ūcuḥ

vayam īśa kinnara-gaṇās tavānugā

ditijena viṣṭim amunānukāritāḥ

bhavatā hare sa vṛjino ’vasādito

narasiṁha nātha vibhavāya no bhava

Translation

The Kinnaras said: O supreme controller, we are ever-existing servants of Your Lordship, but instead of rendering service to You, we were engaged by this demon in his service, constantly and without remuneration. This sinful man has now been killed by You. Therefore, O Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, our master, we offer our respectful obeisances unto You. Please continue to be our patron.

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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.

Eternal Servants Seek the Lord's Shelter

  1. 1

    The Kinnaras address the Lord as the supreme controller. They identify themselves as His ever-existing servants.

  2. 2

    Instead of being able to serve Him, they were forced into the demon's service. This work was constant and without remuneration.

  3. 3

    Now that Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva has killed the demon, they offer respectful obeisances to Him as their master. They ask Him to continue as their patron.

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:

These included the great saintly persons, the Pitās, the Siddhas, the Vidyādharas, the Nāgas, the Manus, the prajāpatis, the Gandharvas, the Cāraṇas, the Yakṣas, the Kimpuruṣas, the Vaitālikas, the Kinnaras and also many other varieties of beings in human form. All of them stood not far from the Supreme Personality of Godhead and began offering their prayers unto the Lord, whose spiritual effulgence was brilliant as He sat on the throne.
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-kinnarāḥ ūcuḥthe inhabitants of the Kinnara planet said
  2. vayamwe
  3. īśaO Lord
  4. kinnara-gaṇāḥthe inhabitants of the Kinnara planet
  5. tavaYour
  6. anugāḥfaithful servants
  7. diti-jenaby the son of Diti
  8. viṣṭimservice without remuneration
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 7.8

    In this verse: “sinful”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does it mean for me to regard the Lord as my eternal master?

Practice

Offer respectful obeisances to Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva and ask to remain in His service and care.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEternal Servants Seek the Lord's ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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