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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 9 · Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni
9.4.99.4.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.4.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Śivasince 9.4.10inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यत् ते पितावदद् धर्मं त्वं च सत्यं प्रभाषसे ।

ददामि ते मन्त्रद‍ृशो ज्ञानं ब्रह्म सनातनम् ॥ १० ॥

yat te pitāvadad dharmaṁ

tvaṁ ca satyaṁ prabhāṣase

dadāmi te mantra-dṛśo

jñānaṁ brahma sanātanam

Translation

Lord Śiva said: Whatever your father has said is the truth, and you also are speaking the same truth. Therefore, I, who know the Vedic mantras, shall explain transcendental knowledge to you.

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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.

Truthfulness Opens the Way to Knowledge

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva confirmed that Nābhāga’s father had spoken the truth.

  2. 2

    He also recognized that Nābhāga was speaking the same truth.

  3. 3

    Because of this, Lord Śiva, who knew the Vedic mantras, offered to explain transcendental knowledge to Nābhāga.

How it feels

Peril and anger → Faith and mercy. The contrast between pride and steadiness becomes clear.

Chapters 4–5 of Canto 9: Ambarīṣa's devotion and Durvāsā's anger. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 4: Ambarīṣa Mahārāja Offended by Durvāsā Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Nābhāga returned home, his brothers bestowed upon him their father as his share, but when Nābhāga went to his father and told him about the dealings of the brothers, his father informed him that this was cheating and advised him that for his livelihood he should go to the sacrificial arena and describe two mantras to be chanted there.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.4
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yatwhatever
  2. teyour
  3. pitāfather
  4. avadatexplained
  5. dharmamtruth
  6. tvam cayou also
  7. satyamtruth
  8. prabhāṣaseare speaking
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.4

    In this verse: “father”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 9.4

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Will I speak the truth even when it does not support my own claim?

Practice

In one conversation today, state the facts honestly without shaping them to your advantage.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTruthfulness Opens the Way to KnowledgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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