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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
8.16.578.16.59

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.16.58

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

एतत्पयोव्रतं नाम पुरुषाराधनं परम् ।

पितामहेनाभिहितं मया ते समुदाहृतम् ॥ ५८ ॥

etat payo-vrataṁ nāma

puruṣārādhanaṁ param

pitāmahenābhihitaṁ

mayā te samudāhṛtam

Translation

This is the religious ritualistic ceremony known as payo-vrata, by which one may worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I received this information from Brahmā, my grandfather, and now I have described it to you in all details.

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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.

Receive the Process of Worship Carefully

  1. 1

    The religious ritualistic ceremony described here is known as payo-vrata.

  2. 2

    Its purpose is to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    The speaker received this instruction from his grandfather, Brahmā, and has now described it in detail.

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. etatthis
  2. payaḥ-vratamceremony known as payo-vrata
  3. nāmaby that name
  4. puruṣa-ārādhanamthe process of worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. paramthe best
  6. pitāmahenaby my grandfather, Lord Brahmā
  7. abhihitamstated
  8. mayāby me
  9. teunto you
  10. samudāhṛtamdescribed in all details
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.16

    In this verse: “religious”

  • 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

Am I attentive to the instructions I receive about worship?

Practice

Review one instruction about payo-vrata from this verse's description and write down its purpose: worshiping the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReceive the Process of Worship CarefullyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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