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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

8.17.4 8.17.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.17.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.17.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं नेत्रगोचरं वीक्ष्य सहसोत्थाय सादरम् ।

ननाम भुवि कायेन दण्डवत् प्रीतिविह्वला ॥ ५ ॥

taṁ netra-gocaraṁ vīkṣya

sahasotthāya sādaram

nanāma bhuvi kāyena

daṇḍavat-prīti-vihvalā

Translation

When the Supreme Personality of Godhead became visible to Aditi’s eyes, Aditi was so overwhelmed by transcendental bliss that she at once stood up and then fell to the ground like a rod to offer the Lord her respectful obeisances.

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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.

Aditi Offers Respectful Obeisances

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The Supreme Personality of Godhead became visible to Aditi’s eyes.
2
Seeing Him, she was overwhelmed by transcendental bliss and immediately stood up.
3
She then fell to the ground like a rod, offering the Lord her respectful obeisances.

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:

As soon as Aditi saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead present before her, she immediately got up, and with great ecstatic love for the Lord she fell to the ground to offer respectful obeisances. Aditi’s throat was choked because of ecstatic feelings, and her entire body trembled with devotion.

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