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Canto 8 · Withdrawal of the Cosmic Creations · 24 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 8 · Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

8.16.16 8.16.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.17

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Aditisince 8.16.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यथा तानि पुन: साधो प्रपद्येरन् ममात्मजा: ।

तथा विधेहि कल्याणं धिया कल्याणकृत्तम ॥ १७ ॥

yathā tāni punaḥ sādho

prapadyeran mamātmajāḥ

tathā vidhehi kalyāṇaṁ

dhiyā kalyāṇa-kṛttama

Translation

O best of sages, best of all those who grant auspicious benedictions, please consider our situation and bestow upon my sons the benedictions by which they can regain what they have lost.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Seeking Help for Her Sons

1
Aditi addressed the sage as the best of those who grant auspicious benedictions.
2
She asked him to consider their situation. Her appeal called for thoughtful attention to their difficulty.
3
She sought benedictions for her sons so that they could regain what they had lost.

How it feels

Loss and hope → Revelation. A shift in fortune sets up a spiritual test.

Chapters 15–18 of Canto 8: Bali, Aditi and Vāmana's appearance. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Everywhere in the āśrama, he saw signs of lamentation. The great sage therefore inquired from his wife about the well-being of the āśrama and asked her why she looked so morose.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.16