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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 8 · Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
8.1.328.2.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.1.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 8.1.33inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीसूत उवाच

परीक्षितैवं स तु बादरायणि:

प्रायोपविष्टेन कथासु चोदित: ।

उवाच विप्रा: प्रतिनन्द्य पार्थिवं

मुदा मुनीनां सदसि स्म श‍ृण्वताम् ॥ ३३ ॥

śrī-sūta uvāca

parīkṣitaivaṁ sa tu bādarāyaṇiḥ

prāyopaviṣṭena kathāsu coditaḥ

uvāca viprāḥ pratinandya pārthivaṁ

mudā munīnāṁ sadasi sma śṛṇvatām

Translation

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: O brāhmaṇas, when Parīkṣit Mahārāja, who was awaiting impending death, thus requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to speak, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, encouraged by the King’s words, offered respect to the King and spoke with great pleasure in the assembly of sages, who desired to hear him.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eager Hearing Encourages Joyful Speaking

  1. 1

    Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī described how Parīkṣit Mahārāja requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to speak while the King awaited impending death.

  2. 2

    Encouraged by the King’s words, Śukadeva Gosvāmī offered respect to him.

  3. 3

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī spoke with great pleasure in the assembly of sages, who desired to hear him.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Eighth Canto, First Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Manus, Administrators of the Universe.”
  • Canto 8: Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations CHAPTER TWO

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

Helplessness → Surrender and rescue. A mighty animal finally realizes the limits of strength.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 8: Gajendra's struggle and prayers. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This incident is described as gajendra-mokṣaṇa. At the end of this chapter, Parīkṣit Mahārāja particularly asks about this incident.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-sūtaḥ uvācaŚrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
  2. parīkṣitāby Mahārāja Parīkṣit
  3. evamthus
  4. saḥhe
  5. tuindeed
  6. bādarāyaṇiḥŚukadeva Gosvāmī
  7. prāya-upaviṣṭenaParīkṣit Mahārāja, who was awaiting impending death
  8. kathāsuby the words
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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 8.1

    In this verse: “king’s”, “king”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 8.1

    In this verse: “death”

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 might my eagerness and respect encourage someone who is speaking?

Practice

When listening to someone today, give them your full attention and express appreciation for their words.

Live this todayEager Hearing Encourages Joyful SpeakingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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