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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 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

8.18.5 8.18.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.18.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.18.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

द्वादश्यां सवितातिष्ठन्मध्यन्दिनगतो नृप ।

विजयानाम सा प्रोक्ता यस्यां जन्म विदुर्हरे: ॥ ६ ॥

dvādaśyāṁ savitātiṣṭhan

madhyandina-gato nṛpa

vijayā-nāma sā proktā

yasyāṁ janma vidur hareḥ

Translation

O King, when the Lord appeared — on dvādaśī, the twelfth day of the moon — the sun was at the meridian, as every learned scholar knows. This dvādaśī is called Vijayā.

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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.

The Lord Appeared at Midday

1
The Lord appeared on dvādaśī, the twelfth day of the moon.
2
At His appearance, the sun was at the meridian, marking midday. The translation says this is known to learned scholars.
3
This dvādaśī is called Vijayā.

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 18: Lord Vāmanadeva, the Dwarf Incarnation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Therefore this auspicious day is called Vijayā. When the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who has a sac-cid-ānanda body, appeared as the son of Kaśyapa and Aditi, both of His parents were very astonished.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 8.18

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

dvādaśyāmon the twelfth day of the moon
savitāthe sun
atiṣṭhatwas staying
madhyam-dina-gataḥon the meridian
nṛpaO King
vijayā-nāmaby the name Vijayā
sāthat day
proktāis called

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
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.18
In this verse: “king”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might remembering the time of the Lord’s appearance make my reading more attentive?

Practice

Take a brief pause today to remember that the Lord appeared at midday on the dvādaśī called Vijayā.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Appeared at MiddayThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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