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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 5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection
8.5.11-128.5.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.5.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 8.5.11-12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्वया सङ्कथ्यमानेन महिम्ना सात्वतां पते: ।

नातितृप्यति मे चित्तं सुचिरं तापतापितम् ॥ १३ ॥

tvayā saṅkathyamānena

mahimnā sātvatāṁ pateḥ

nātitṛpyati me cittaṁ

suciraṁ tāpa-tāpitam

Translation

My heart, which is disturbed by the three miserable conditions of material life, is not yet sated with hearing you describe the glorious activities of the Lord, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the master of the devotees.

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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.

Keep Hearing the Lord’s Glories

  1. 1

    The speaker describes his heart as disturbed by the three miserable conditions of material life.

  2. 2

    Even after hearing the Lord’s glorious activities, he has not had enough. He wishes to continue hearing.

  3. 3

    The Lord whose activities he hears is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of the devotees.

How it feels

Danger and ambition → Divine rescue and surprise. Cooperation, rivalry and revelation alternate rapidly.

Chapters 5–12 of Canto 8: Churning the ocean, poison and nectar. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The ṛṣi known as Śubhra, by his wife, Vikuṇṭhā, gave birth to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vaikuṇṭha. This Supreme Personality of Godhead manifested a Vaikuṇṭha planet at the request of Ramādevī.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tvayāby Your Holiness
  2. saṅkathyamānenabeing described
  3. mahimnāby all the glories
  4. sātvatām pateḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the master of the devotees
  5. nanot
  6. ati-tṛpyatiis sufficiently satisfied
  7. memy
  8. cittamheart
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 8.5

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 8.5

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 8.5

    In this verse: “hearing”

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

When your heart is disturbed, do you make room to hear the Lord’s glories?

Practice

Spend a few quiet minutes rereading this translation, giving attention to the desire to hear more.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKeep Hearing the Lord’s GloriesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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