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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.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 8.16.44-45

Who is speaking and story frame

भुञ्जीत तैरनुज्ञात: सेष्ट: शेषं सभाजितै: ।

ब्रह्मचार्यथ तद्रात्र्यां श्वोभूते प्रथमेऽहनि ॥ ४४ ॥

स्‍नात: शुचिर्यथोक्तेन विधिना सुसमाहित: ।

पयसा स्‍नापयित्वार्चेद् यावद्‌व्रतसमापनम् ॥ ४५ ॥

bhuñjīta tair anujñātaḥ

seṣṭaḥ śeṣaṁ sabhājitaiḥ

brahmacāry atha tad-rātryāṁ

śvo bhūte prathame ’hani

snātaḥ śucir yathoktena

vidhinā susamāhitaḥ

payasā snāpayitvārced

yāvad vrata-samāpanam

Translation

One should perfectly honor the respectable brāhmaṇas one has fed, and then, after taking their permission, one should take prasāda with his friends and relatives. For that night, one should observe strict celibacy, and the next morning, after bathing again, with purity and attention one should bathe the Deity of Viṣṇu with milk and worship Him according to the methods formerly stated in detail.

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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.

Honor Others and Worship With Attention

  1. 1

    One should properly honor the respectable brāhmaṇas who have been fed. After receiving their permission, one should take prasāda with friends and relatives.

  2. 2

    For that night, one should observe strict celibacy.

  3. 3

    The next morning, after bathing, one should bathe the Deity of Viṣṇu with milk and worship Him as previously directed. This worship should be performed with purity and attention.

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:

But when he saw that Aditi was not satisfied even after he had given these instructions, he advised her to worship Vāsudeva, Janārdana. He assured her that only Lord Vāsudeva could satisfy her and fulfill all her desires.
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. bhuñjītashould take the prasāda
  2. taiḥby the brāhmaṇas
  3. anujñātaḥbeing permitted
  4. sa-iṣṭaḥwith friends and relatives
  5. śeṣamthe remnants
  6. sabhājitaiḥproperly honored
  7. brahmacārīobservance of celibacy
  8. athaof course
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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: “worship”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 8.16

    In this verse: “friends”

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

What would help me give greater attention to my worship?

Practice

Give your full attention to one act of worship today, rather than rushing through it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHonor Others and Worship With AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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