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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 14: The System of Universal Management
8.14.48.14.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.14.5

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.14.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततो धर्मं चतुष्पादं मनवो हरिणोदिता: ।

युक्ता: सञ्चारयन्त्यद्धा स्वे स्वे काले महीं नृप ॥ ५ ॥

tato dharmaṁ catuṣpādaṁ

manavo hariṇoditāḥ

yuktāḥ sañcārayanty addhā

sve sve kāle mahīṁ nṛpa

Translation

Thereafter, O King, the Manus, being fully engaged according to the instructions of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, directly reestablish the principles of occupational duty in its full four parts.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pass On the Lord’s Instructions Unchanged

  1. 1

    Following the Supreme Personality of Godhead’s instructions, the Manus reestablish occupational duty in its full four parts.

  2. 2

    The Lord taught the imperishable science of yoga to Vivasvān, who taught Manu, who then taught Ikṣvāku. This is the process of disciplic succession.

  3. 3

    The Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement teaches Bhagavad-gītā as it is, without deviation. Sharing the Lord’s instructions serves the peace and prosperity of humanity.

Key points from the purport
  • Dharma, or occupational duty, can be established in its full four parts as explained in Bhagavad-gītā.
  • Following the same process, the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement is teaching the principles of Bhagavad-gītā as it is, without deviation, all over the world.
  • In other words, one should become a guru and preach the Lord’s instructions all over the world for the peace and prosperity of humanity.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 8.14.5 quotesBG 4.1

In Bhagavad-gītā (4.1) the Lord says: “I instructed this imperishable science of yoga to the sun-god, Vivasvān, and Vivasvān instructed it to Manu, the father of mankind, and Manu in turn instructed it to Ikṣvāku.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Uncertainty → Cosmic order. The narrative resets the frame to cyclical cosmic governance.

Chapters 13–14 of Canto 8: Manus and universal management. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: The System of Universal Management

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Manu’s duty is to reestablish the system of religion. Manu’s sons execute Manu’s orders, and thus the entire universe is maintained by Manu and his descendants.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthereafter (at the end of Kali-yuga)
  2. dharmamthe religious principle
  3. catuḥ-pādamin four parts
  4. manavaḥall the Manus
  5. hariṇāby the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. uditāḥbeing instructed
  7. yuktāḥbeing engaged
  8. sañcārayantireestablish
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.14

    In this verse: “duty”, “principles”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.14

    In this verse: “king”

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

Am I willing to receive Lord Kṛṣṇa’s instructions without changing them to suit my preferences?

Practice

Read one instruction from Bhagavad-gītā and write it down carefully without changing its meaning.

Live this todayPass On the Lord’s Instructions UnchangedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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