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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
9.4.119.4.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.4.12

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

य एतत् संस्मरेत् प्रात: सायं च सुसमाहित: ।

कविर्भवति मन्त्रज्ञो गतिं चैव तथात्मन: ॥ १२ ॥

ya etat saṁsmaret prātaḥ

sāyaṁ ca susamāhitaḥ

kavir bhavati mantra-jño

gatiṁ caiva tathātmanaḥ

Translation

If one hears and chants or remembers this narration in the morning and evening with great attention, he certainly becomes learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns, and expert in self-realization.

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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.

Hear and Remember With Great Attention

  1. 1

    This narration is to be heard, chanted or remembered with great attention.

  2. 2

    The verse recommends remembering it in the morning and evening.

  3. 3

    Such attentive hearing and remembrance make one learned, experienced in understanding the Vedic hymns and expert in self-realization.

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:

Nābhāga executed the order of his father, and thus Aṅgirā and other great saintly persons gave him all the money collected in that sacrifice. To test Nābhāga, Lord Śiva challenged his claim to the wealth, but when Lord Śiva was satisfied by Nābhāga’s behavior, Lord Śiva offered him all the riches.
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. yaḥanyone who
  2. etatabout this incident
  3. saṁsmaretmay remember
  4. prātaḥin the morning
  5. sāyam caand in the evening
  6. susamāhitaḥwith great attention
  7. kaviḥlearned
  8. bhavatibecomes
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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 9.4

    In this verse: “chants”, “narration”, “chanted”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “understanding”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I give this narration my full attention rather than read it hurriedly?

Practice

Set aside a quiet moment this evening to reread and remember this narration.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear and Remember With Great AttentionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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