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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 16: Executing the Payo-vrata Process of Worship
8.16.418.16.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.42

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kaśyapa Munisince 8.16.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जपेदष्टोत्तरशतं स्तुवीत स्तुतिभि: प्रभुम् ।

कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणं भूमौ प्रणमेद् दण्डवन्मुदा ॥ ४२ ॥

japed aṣṭottara-śataṁ

stuvīta stutibhiḥ prabhum

kṛtvā pradakṣiṇaṁ bhūmau

praṇamed daṇḍavan mudā

Translation

Thereafter, one should silently murmur the mantra 108 times and offer prayers to the Lord for His glorification. Then one should circumambulate the Lord and finally, with great delight and satisfaction, offer obeisances, falling straight like a rod [daṇḍavat].

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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.

Offer Prayers and Obeisances With Delight

  1. 1

    One should silently murmur the mantra 108 times.

  2. 2

    One should offer prayers glorifying the Lord and then circumambulate Him.

  3. 3

    Finally, one should offer obeisances, falling straight like a rod. These obeisances should be offered with great delight and satisfaction.

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. japetshould silently murmur
  2. aṣṭottara-śatam108 times
  3. stuvītashould offer prayers
  4. stutibhiḥby various prayers of glorification
  5. prabhumunto the Lord
  6. kṛtvāthereafter doing
  7. pradakṣiṇamcircumambulation
  8. bhūmauon the ground
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “glorification”, “glorifying”

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

Do I offer my prayers and obeisances with delight, or merely as a routine?

Practice

Offer one prayer glorifying the Lord today, giving it your full attention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Prayers and Obeisances With DelightThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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