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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 17: The Supreme Lord Agrees to Become Aditi’s Son
8.17.248.17.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.17.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 8.17.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीब्रह्मोवाच

जयोरुगाय भगवन्नुरुक्रम नमोऽस्तु ते ।

नमो ब्रह्मण्यदेवाय त्रिगुणाय नमो नम: ॥ २५ ॥

śrī-brahmovāca

jayorugāya bhagavann

urukrama namo ’stu te

namo brahmaṇya-devāya

tri-guṇāya namo namaḥ

Translation

Lord Brahmā said: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, all glories unto You, who are glorified by all and whose activities are all uncommon. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You, O Lord of the transcendentalists, controller of the three modes of nature. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again.

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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.

Offer Respect to the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Lord Brahmā offers all glories to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is glorified by all.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s activities are uncommon. He is the Lord of the transcendentalists and the controller of the three modes of nature.

  3. 3

    Brahmā offers his respectful obeisances again and again. His prayer expresses repeated reverence for the Supreme 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:

Lord Brahmā, who is known as Hiraṇyagarbha, understood that the Supreme Personality of Godhead had entered Aditi’s womb. Thus he offered prayers to the Lord.
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-brahmā uvācaLord Brahmā offered prayers
  2. jayaall glories
  3. urugāyaunto the Lord, who is constantly glorified
  4. bhagavanO my Lord
  5. urukramawhose activities are very glorious
  6. namaḥ astu teI offer my respectful obeisances unto You
  7. namaḥmy respectful obeisances
  8. brahmaṇya-devāyaunto the Lord of the transcendentalists
  9. tri-guṇāyathe controller of the three modes of nature
  10. namaḥ namaḥI offer my respectful obeisances unto You again and again
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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 8.17

    In this verse: “glorified”

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

Which quality praised in this prayer helps me offer the Lord sincere respect?

Practice

Read the prayer slowly and offer respectful obeisances to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Respect to the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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