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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 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison
8.7.448.7.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.7.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.7.41inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

निशम्य कर्म तच्छम्भोर्देवदेवस्य मीढुष: ।

प्रजा दाक्षायणी ब्रह्मा वैकुण्ठश्च शशंसिरे ॥ ४५ ॥

niśamya karma tac chambhor

deva-devasya mīḍhuṣaḥ

prajā dākṣāyaṇī brahmā

vaikuṇṭhaś ca śaśaṁsire

Translation

Upon hearing of this act, everyone, including Bhavānī [the daughter of Mahārāja Dakṣa], Lord Brahmā, Lord Viṣṇu, and the people in general, very highly praised this deed performed by Lord Śiva, who is worshiped by the demigods and who bestows benedictions upon the people.

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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.

Lord Śiva’s Deed Receives Widespread Praise

  1. 1

    Everyone who heard of Lord Śiva’s act praised it very highly.

  2. 2

    Bhavānī, Lord Brahmā and Lord Viṣṇu joined the people in praising his deed.

  3. 3

    Lord Śiva is worshiped by the demigods and bestows benedictions upon the people.

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 7: Lord Śiva Saves the Universe by Drinking Poison

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The goddess Durgā, Bhavānī, the wife of Lord Śiva, was not at all disturbed when Lord Śiva agreed to drink the poison, for she knew Lord Śiva’s prowess. Indeed, she expressed her pleasure at this agreement.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. niśamyaafter hearing
  2. karmathe act
  3. tatthat
  4. śambhoḥof Lord Śiva
  5. deva-devasyawho is worshipable even for the demigods
  6. mīḍhuṣaḥhe who bestows great benedictions upon people in general
  7. prajāḥthe people in general
  8. dākṣāyaṇīBhavānī, the daughter of Dakṣa
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 8.7

    In this verse: “hearing”, “heard”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 8.7

    In this verse: “worshiped”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I quick to recognize and sincerely praise a benevolent deed?

Practice

Offer one specific, sincere word of appreciation today for someone’s helpful deed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 8.7's connections

Live this todayLord Śiva’s Deed Receives Widespread PraiseThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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