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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son
8.17.128.17.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.17.13

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 8.17.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तान्विनिर्जित्य समरे दुर्मदानसुरर्षभान् ।

प्रतिलब्धजयश्रीभि: पुत्रैरिच्छस्युपासितुम् ॥ १३ ॥

tān vinirjitya samare

durmadān asurarṣabhān

pratilabdha-jaya-śrībhiḥ

putrair icchasy upāsitum

Translation

O Devī, O goddess, I can understand that you want to regain your sons and be together with them to worship Me, after defeating the enemies in battle and retrieving your abode and opulences.

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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.

Reunited to Worship the Lord

  1. 1

    The Lord understands her desire to regain her sons and be together with them.

  2. 2

    She wants their enemies defeated and their abode and opulences restored.

  3. 3

    Her wish includes coming together with her sons to worship the Lord.

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:

Although she wanted to offer suitable prayers to the Lord, she could not do anything, and thus she remained silent for some time. Then, feeling solace, observing the beauty of the Lord, she offered her prayers.
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. tānthem
  2. vinirjityadefeating
  3. samarein the fight
  4. durmadānpuffed up by strength
  5. asura-ṛṣabhānthe leaders of the demons
  6. pratilabdhagetting back
  7. jayavictory
  8. śrībhiḥas well as the opulence
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 8.17

    In this verse: “understand”, “understands”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    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

Do your hopes for family well-being include worshiping the Lord together?

Practice

Invite a family member to share a brief prayer to the Lord today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReunited to Worship the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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