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  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 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship
8.16.378.16.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.38

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kaśyapa Munisince 8.16.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतैर्मन्त्रैर्हृषीकेशमावाहनपुरस्कृतम् ।

अर्चयेच्छ्रद्धया युक्त: पाद्योपस्पर्शनादिभि: ॥ ३८ ॥

etair mantrair hṛṣīkeśam

āvāhana-puraskṛtam

arcayec chraddhayā yuktaḥ

pādyopasparśanādibhiḥ

Translation

Kaśyapa Muni continued: By chanting all these mantras, welcoming the Supreme Personality of Godhead with faith and devotion, and offering Him items of worship [such as pādya and arghya], one should worship Keśava, Hṛṣīkeśa, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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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.

Worship Kṛṣṇa With Faith and Devotion

  1. 1

    Kaśyapa Muni instructs one to chant these mantras and welcome the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Worship should be offered with faith and devotion, using items such as pādya and arghya.

  3. 3

    The object of worship is Keśava, Hṛṣīkeśa, Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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

Further reading

Chapter 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Moved by Aditi’s request, Kaśyapa Muni instructed her in the philosophy of self-realization, the difference between matter and spirit, and how to be unaffected by material loss. But when he saw that Aditi was not satisfied even after he had given these instructions, he advised her to worship Vāsudeva, Janārdana.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.16
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. etaiḥ mantraiḥby chanting all these mantras
  2. hṛṣīkeśamunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of all senses
  3. āvāhanacalling
  4. puraskṛtamhonoring Him in all respects
  5. arcayetone should worship
  6. śraddhayāwith faith and devotion
  7. yuktaḥengaged
  8. pādya-upasparśana-ādibhiḥwith the paraphernalia of worship ( pādya, arghya, etc.)
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 8.16

    In this verse: “devotion”, “worship”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 8.16

    In this verse: “chanting”, “chant”

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 can I bring more faith and devotion into my worship of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read one of the prayers given here aloud, taking care to welcome Kṛṣṇa with faith and devotion.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship Kṛṣṇa With Faith and DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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