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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 9: Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with Prayers
7.9.27.9.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.9.3

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.9.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

प्रह्रादं प्रेषयामास ब्रह्मावस्थितमन्तिके ।

तात प्रशमयोपेहि स्वपित्रे कुपितं प्रभुम् ॥ ३ ॥

prahrādaṁ preṣayām āsa

brahmāvasthitam antike

tāta praśamayopehi

sva-pitre kupitaṁ prabhum

Translation

Thereafter Lord Brahmā requested Prahlāda Mahārāja, who was standing very near him: My dear son, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva is extremely angry at your demoniac father. Please go forward and appease the Lord.

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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.

Invited to Appease the Lord

  1. 1

    Prahlāda Mahārāja was standing very near Lord Brahmā. Lord Brahmā addressed him affectionately as “My dear son.”

  2. 2

    Lord Brahmā explained that Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva was extremely angry at Prahlāda’s demoniac father.

  3. 3

    Lord Brahmā asked Prahlāda to go forward and appease the Lord. His request gave Prahlāda a direct opportunity to serve.

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 9: Prahlāda Pacifies Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva with Prayers

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then Lord Brahmā asked Prahlāda Mahārāja to go forward and pacify the Lord’s anger. Prahlāda Mahārāja, being confident of the affection of his master, Lord Nṛsiṁhadeva, was not afraid at all.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. prahrādamPrahlāda Mahārāja
  2. preṣayām āsarequested
  3. brahmāLord Brahmā
  4. avasthitambeing situated
  5. antikevery near
  6. tātamy dear son
  7. praśamayajust try to appease
  8. upehigo near
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 7.9

    In this verse: “father”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How would I respond to a request to offer service to the Lord?

Practice

Offer one brief prayer today with the wish to please the Lord.

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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.

2 lectures given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayInvited to Appease the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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