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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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?
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  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 8 · Chapter 23: The Demigods Regain the Heavenly Planets
8.23.198.23.22-23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 8.23.20-21

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

प्रजापतिपतिर्ब्रह्मा देवर्षिपितृभूमिपै: ।

दक्षभृग्वङ्गिरोमुख्यै: कुमारेण भवेन च ॥ २० ॥

कश्यपस्यादिते: प्रीत्यै सर्वभूतभवाय च ।

लोकानां लोकपालानामकरोद् वामनं पतिम् ॥ २१ ॥

prajāpati-patir brahmā

devarṣi-pitṛ-bhūmipaiḥ

dakṣa-bhṛgv-aṅgiro-mukhyaiḥ

kumāreṇa bhavena ca

kaśyapasyāditeḥ prītyai

sarva-bhūta-bhavāya ca

lokānāṁ loka-pālānām

akarod vāmanaṁ patim

Translation

Lord Brahmā [the master of King Dakṣa and all other Prajāpatis], accompanied by all the demigods, the great saintly persons, the inhabitants of Pitṛloka, the Manus, the munis, and such leaders as Dakṣa, Bhṛgu and Aṅgirā, as well as Kārttikeya and Lord Śiva, accepted Lord Vāmanadeva as the protector of everyone. He did this for the pleasure of Kaśyapa Muni and his wife Aditi and for the welfare of all the inhabitants of the universe, including their various leaders.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Accept the Lord as Everyone’s Protector

  1. 1

    Lord Brahmā, accompanied by the demigods, saintly persons and other leaders, accepted Lord Vāmanadeva as the protector of everyone.

  2. 2

    This acceptance was for the pleasure of Kaśyapa Muni and his wife Aditi.

  3. 3

    It was also for the welfare of all the universe’s inhabitants, including their various leaders.

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