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  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 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce
8.5.508.6.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.6.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.6.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं स्तुत: सुरगणैर्भगवान् हरिरीश्वर: ।

तेषामाविरभूद् राजन्सहस्रार्कोदयद्युति: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ stutaḥ sura-gaṇair

bhagavān harir īśvaraḥ

teṣām āvirabhūd rājan

sahasrārkodaya-dyutiḥ

Translation

Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King Parīkṣit, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, being thus worshiped with prayers by the demigods and Lord Brahmā, appeared before them. His bodily effulgence resembled the simultaneous rising of thousands of suns.

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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.

Hari Appears Before Those Offering Prayers

  1. 1

    The demigods and Lord Brahmā worshiped the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, with prayers.

  2. 2

    Hari appeared before them after they offered their prayers.

  3. 3

    His bodily effulgence resembled the simultaneous rising of thousands of suns.

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 6: The Demigods and Demons Declare a Truce

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The demigods were almost blinded by His transcendental bodily effulgence. At first, therefore, they could not even see any part of His body.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. evamin this way
  3. stutaḥbeing worshiped by prayers
  4. sura-gaṇaiḥby the demigods
  5. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. hariḥthe vanquisher of all inauspiciousness
  7. īśvaraḥthe supreme controller
  8. teṣāmin front of Lord Brahmā and all the demigods
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 8.6

    In this verse: “worshiped”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 8.6

    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 this description of Hari inspire your prayers?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to offer a respectful prayer to Hari.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHari Appears Before Those Offering PrayersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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