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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?
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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

8.24.41 8.24.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.24.42

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

ध्यायन् भगवदादेशं दद‍ृशे नावमागताम् ।

तामारुरोह विप्रेन्द्रैरादायौषधिवीरुध: ॥ ४२ ॥

dhyāyan bhagavad-ādeśaṁ

dadṛśe nāvam āgatām

tām āruroha viprendrair

ādāyauṣadhi-vīrudhaḥ

Translation

As Satyavrata remembered the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he saw a boat coming near him. Thus he collected herbs and creepers, and, accompanied by saintly brāhmaṇas, he got aboard the boat.

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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.

Turn Remembrance Into Obedient Action

1
Satyavrata remembers the order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
2
He sees a boat coming near him and collects herbs and creepers.
3
Accompanied by saintly brāhmaṇas, he boards the boat. His remembrance of the Lord’s order is followed by action.

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

Chapter 24: Matsya, the Lord’s Fish Incarnation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In due course of time, annihilation took place, and the King saw a boat coming near. After getting aboard with learned brāhmaṇas and saintly persons, he offered prayers to worship the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

dhyāyanremembering
bhagavat-ādeśamthe order of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
dadṛśehe saw
nāvama boat
āgatāmcoming near
tāmaboard the boat
ārurohagot up
vipra-indraiḥwith the saintly brāhmaṇas

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

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my remembrance of the Lord’s instructions lead to practical service today?

Practice

Choose one instruction of the Lord you have studied and take one small, concrete step to follow it today.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTurn Remembrance Into Obedient ActionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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