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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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 8 · Chapter 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son
8.17.108.17.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.17.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.17.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अदित्यैवं स्तुतो राजन्भगवान्पुष्करेक्षण: ।

क्षेत्रज्ञ: सर्वभूतानामिति होवाच भारत ॥ ११ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

adityaivaṁ stuto rājan

bhagavān puṣkarekṣaṇaḥ

kṣetra-jñaḥ sarva-bhūtānām

iti hovāca bhārata

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, best of the Bharata dynasty, when the lotus-eyed Lord, the Supersoul of all living entities, was thus worshiped by Aditi, He replied as follows.

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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.

The Lord Replies to Aditi’s Worship

  1. 1

    Aditi worshiped the Lord through her prayers.

  2. 2

    The Lord is described as lotus-eyed and as the Supersoul of all living entities.

  3. 3

    After being worshiped by Aditi, the Lord replied to her.

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 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul of all living entities, was very pleased with her, and He agreed to become her son by incarnating as a plenary expansion. He was already pleased by Kaśyapa Muni’s austerities, and thus He agreed to become their son and maintain the demigods.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.17
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. adityāby Aditi
  3. evamthus
  4. stutaḥbeing worshiped
  5. rājanO King (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
  6. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  7. puṣkara-īkṣaṇaḥwhose eyes are like lotus flowers
  8. kṣetra-jñaḥthe Supersoul
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.17

    In this verse: “king”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 8.17

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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 does remembering the Lord as the Supersoul of all living entities shape my worship?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to the Lord, remembering Him as the Supersoul of all living entities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Replies to Aditi’s WorshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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