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

8.17.14 8.17.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.17.15

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

आत्मजान्सुसमृद्धांस्त्वं प्रत्याहृतयश:श्रिय: ।

नाकपृष्ठमधिष्ठाय क्रीडतो द्रष्टुमिच्छसि ॥ १५ ॥

ātmajān susamṛddhāṁs tvaṁ

pratyāhṛta-yaśaḥ-śriyaḥ

nāka-pṛṣṭham adhiṣṭhāya

krīḍato draṣṭum icchasi

Translation

You want your sons to regain their lost reputation and opulence and live again on their heavenly planet as usual.

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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.

Desiring Her Sons’ Restoration

1
She wants her sons to regain their lost reputation.
2
She also wishes to see their opulence restored.
3
She wants them to live again on their heavenly planet as they did before.

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

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then, feeling solace, observing the beauty of the Lord, she offered her prayers. 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.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.17