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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

8.16.1 8.16.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.16.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एकदा कश्यपस्तस्या आश्रमं भगवानगात् ।

निरुत्सवं निरानन्दं समाधेर्विरतश्चिरात् ॥ २ ॥

ekadā kaśyapas tasyā

āśramaṁ bhagavān agāt

nirutsavaṁ nirānandaṁ

samādher virataś cirāt

Translation

After many, many days, the great powerful sage Kaśyapa Muni arose from a trance of meditation and returned home to see the āśrama of Aditi neither jubilant nor festive.

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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.

Notice When Joy Is Missing

1
The powerful sage Kaśyapa Muni arose from a trance of meditation after many days.
2
He returned home to Aditi’s āśrama.
3
He found the āśrama neither jubilant nor festive. His return brought him face to face with its unhappy condition.

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:

One day after many, many years, the great sage Kaśyapa emerged from a trance of meditation and returned to his āśrama. He saw that the āśrama was no longer beautiful and that his wife was very morose.

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

ekadāone day
kaśyapaḥthe great sage Kaśyapa Muni
tasyāḥof Aditi
āśramamto the shelter
bhagavāngreatly powerful
agātwent
nirutsavamwithout enthusiasm
nirānandamwithout jubilation

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
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.16
In this verse: “āśrama”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I notice when the people around me seem less joyful than usual?

Practice

Today, pause to notice the mood of someone in your home.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNotice When Joy Is MissingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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