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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 24: Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation
8.24.338.24.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 8.24.34-35

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 8.24.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्वं तावदोषधी: सर्वा बीजान्युच्चावचानि च ।

सप्तर्षिभि: परिवृत: सर्वसत्त्वोपबृंहित: ॥ ३४ ॥

आरुह्य बृहतीं नावं विचरिष्यस्यविक्लव: ।

एकार्णवे निरालोके ऋषीणामेव वर्चसा ॥ ३५ ॥

tvaṁ tāvad oṣadhīḥ sarvā

bījāny uccāvacāni ca

saptarṣibhiḥ parivṛtaḥ

sarva-sattvopabṛṁhitaḥ

āruhya bṛhatīṁ nāvaṁ

vicariṣyasy aviklavaḥ

ekārṇave nirāloke

ṛṣīṇām eva varcasā

Translation

Thereafter, O King, you shall collect all types of herbs and seeds and load them on that great boat. Then, accompanied by the seven ṛṣis and surrounded by all kinds of living entities, you shall get aboard that boat, and without moroseness you shall easily travel with your companions on the ocean of inundation, the only illumination being the effulgence of the great ṛṣis.

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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.

Follow the Lord’s Instructions Without Moroseness

  1. 1

    The King is instructed to collect all types of herbs and seeds and load them onto the great boat.

  2. 2

    He is to board with the seven ṛṣis, surrounded by all kinds of living entities.

  3. 3

    The Lord assures him that he will travel easily with his companions, without moroseness. The effulgence of the great ṛṣis will be their only illumination.

How it feels

Catastrophe → Trust and protection. Divine guardianship amid destruction closes the canto.

Chapter 24 of Canto 8: Matsya preserves life and knowledge. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Personality of Godhead, being pleased with the King, informed him that within a week there would be an inundation throughout the universe and that the fish incarnation would protect the King, along with the ṛṣis, herbs, seeds and other living entities, in a boat, which would be attached to the fish’s horn. After saying this, the Lord disappeared.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tvamyou
  2. tāvatuntil that time
  3. oṣadhīḥherbs
  4. sarvāḥall kinds of
  5. bījāniseeds
  6. ucca-avacānilower and higher
  7. caand
  8. sapta-ṛṣibhiḥby the seven ṛṣis
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 8.24

    In this verse: “companions”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.24

    In this verse: “king”

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

How does the Lord’s assurance help me approach service without moroseness?

Practice

Do one small task of devotional service today with care, setting aside complaint while you do it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFollow the Lord’s Instructions Without MorosenessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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