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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
8.16.568.16.58

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.57

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

नृत्यवादित्रगीतैश्च स्तुतिभि: स्वस्तिवाचकै: ।

कारयेत्तत्कथाभिश्च पूजां भगवतोऽन्वहम् ॥ ५७ ॥

nṛtya-vāditra-gītaiś ca

stutibhiḥ svasti-vācakaiḥ

kārayet tat-kathābhiś ca

pūjāṁ bhagavato ’nvaham

Translation

Every day from pratipat to trayodaśī, one should continue the ceremony, to the accompaniment of dancing, singing, the beating of a drum, the chanting of prayers and all-auspicious mantras, and recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam. In this way, one should worship 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 Daily with Song and Scripture

  1. 1

    The ceremony should continue every day from pratipat to trayodaśī.

  2. 2

    Dancing, singing, beating a drum, prayers and all-auspicious mantras accompany the worship.

  3. 3

    Recitation of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam is also part of worshiping 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:

When Aditi then expressed her desire to worship Lord Vāsudeva, Prajāpati Kaśyapa told her about a process of worship known as payo-vrata, which is executed in twelve days. Lord Brahmā had instructed him how to satisfy Lord Kṛṣṇa by this process, and thus he advised his wife to observe this vow and its regulative principles.
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. nṛtyaby dancing
  2. vāditraby beating the drum
  3. gītaiḥand by singing
  4. caalso
  5. stutibhiḥby chanting auspicious mantras
  6. svasti-vācakaiḥby offering prayers
  7. kārayetshould execute
  8. tat-kathābhiḥby reciting the Bhāgavatam, Bhagavad-gītā and similar literature
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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: “chanting”, “recitation”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “worship”

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 give daily attention to worship rather than leaving it occasional?

Practice

Read a short passage of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam aloud today as an act of worship.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWorship Daily with Song and ScriptureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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