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Canto 8 · Chapter 5: The Demigods Appeal to the Lord for Protection
8.5.138.5.15-16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.5.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 8.5.14inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीसूत उवाच

सम्पृष्टो भगवानेवं द्वैपायनसुतो द्विजा: ।

अभिनन्द्य हरेर्वीर्यमभ्याचष्टुं प्रचक्रमे ॥ १४ ॥

śrī-sūta uvāca

sampṛṣṭo bhagavān evaṁ

dvaipāyana-suto dvijāḥ

abhinandya harer vīryam

abhyācaṣṭuṁ pracakrame

Translation

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: O learned brāhmaṇas assembled here at Naimiṣāraṇya, when Śukadeva Gosvāmī, the son of Dvaipāyana, was thus questioned by the King, he congratulated the King and then endeavored to describe further the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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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.

Welcome Questions About the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī recounts this exchange to the learned brāhmaṇas assembled at Naimiṣāraṇya.

  2. 2

    When the King questions him, Śukadeva Gosvāmī congratulates the King. He welcomes the inquiry.

  3. 3

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī then endeavors to describe further the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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. śrī-sūtaḥ uvācaŚrī Sūta Gosvāmī said
  2. sampṛṣṭaḥbeing questioned
  3. bhagavānŚukadeva Gosvāmī
  4. evamthus
  5. dvaipāyana-sutaḥthe son of Vyāsadeva
  6. dvi-jāḥO brāhmaṇas assembled here
  7. abhinandyacongratulating Mahārāja Parīkṣit
  8. hareḥ vīryamthe glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  9. abhyācaṣṭumto describe
  10. pracakrameendeavored
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.5

    In this verse: “king”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 8.5

    In this verse: “inquiry”

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 can you encourage sincere questions about the Supreme Lord?

Practice

Write one sincere question about the Lord’s glories to bring to your next study discussion.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWelcome Questions About the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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