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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
8.17.58.17.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.17.6

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

सोत्थाय बद्धाञ्जलिरीडितुं स्थिता

नोत्सेह आनन्दजलाकुलेक्षणा ।

बभूव तूष्णीं पुलकाकुलाकृति-

स्तद्दर्शनात्युत्सवगात्रवेपथु: ॥ ६ ॥

sotthāya baddhāñjalir īḍituṁ sthitā

notseha ānanda-jalākulekṣaṇā

babhūva tūṣṇīṁ pulakākulākṛtis

tad-darśanātyutsava-gātra-vepathuḥ

Translation

Aditi stood silently with folded hands, unable to offer prayers to the Lord. Because of transcendental bliss, tears filled her eyes, and the hairs on her body stood on end. Because she could see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face, she felt ecstasy, and her body trembled.

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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.

Aditi Stands Silent in Transcendental Bliss

  1. 1

    Aditi stood before the Lord with folded hands, unable to offer prayers.

  2. 2

    Transcendental bliss filled her eyes with tears, and the hairs on her body stood on end.

  3. 3

    Seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face brought her such ecstasy that her body trembled.

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:

Aditi’s throat was choked because of ecstatic feelings, and her entire body trembled with devotion. Although she wanted to offer suitable prayers to the Lord, she could not do anything, and thus she remained silent for some time.
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. sāshe
  2. utthāyastanding up
  3. baddha-añjaliḥwith folded hands
  4. īḍitumto worship the Lord
  5. sthitāsituated
  6. na utsehecould not endeavor
  7. ānandafrom transcendental bliss
  8. jalawith water
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 8.17

    In this verse: “ecstasy”

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

What touches me about Aditi’s silent response to seeing the Lord?

Practice

Pause with folded hands for a quiet moment of reverence toward the Supreme Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAditi Stands Silent in Transcendental BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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