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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

8.16.47 8.16.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.48

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

प्रतिपद्दिनमारभ्य यावच्छुक्लत्रयोदशीम् ।

ब्रह्मचर्यमध:स्वप्नं स्‍नानं त्रिषवणं चरेत् ॥ ४८ ॥

pratipad-dinam ārabhya

yāvac chukla-trayodaśīm

brahmacaryam adhaḥ-svapnaṁ

snānaṁ tri-ṣavaṇaṁ caret

Translation

From pratipat until the thirteenth day of the next bright moon [śukla-trayodaśī], one should observe complete celibacy, sleep on the floor, bathe three times a day and thus execute the vow.

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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.

Observe the Vow With Bodily Discipline

1
The stated observances extend from pratipat until śukla-trayodaśī, the thirteenth day of the next bright moon.
2
Throughout this period, one should observe complete celibacy and sleep on the floor.
3
One should bathe three times a day as part of executing the vow.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.16