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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 5: Durvāsā Muni’s Life Spared
9.5.99.5.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.5.10

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Ambarīṣasince 9.5.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यद्यस्ति दत्तमिष्टं वा स्वधर्मो वा स्वनुष्ठित: ।

कुलं नो विप्रदैवं चेद् द्विजो भवतु विज्वर: ॥ १० ॥

yady asti dattam iṣṭaṁ vā

sva-dharmo vā svanuṣṭhitaḥ

kulaṁ no vipra-daivaṁ ced

dvijo bhavatu vijvaraḥ

Translation

If our family has given charity to the proper persons, if we have performed ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices, if we have properly carried out our occupational duties, and if we have been guided by learned brāhmaṇas, I wish, in exchange, that this brāhmaṇa be freed from the burning caused by the Sudarśana cakra.

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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.

Seek Another’s Relief Through Good Deeds

  1. 1

    The prayer recalls charity given to proper persons, ritualistic ceremonies and sacrifices.

  2. 2

    It also recalls properly performed occupational duties and guidance received from learned brāhmaṇas.

  3. 3

    If these good acts have been performed, the requested result is the brāhmaṇa’s freedom from the burning caused by the Sudarśana cakra.

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 5: Durvāsā Muni’s Life Spared

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Sudarśana cakra is the glance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead by which He creates the entire material world. Sa aikṣata, sa asṛjata.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yadiif
  2. astithere is
  3. dattamcharity
  4. iṣṭamworshiping the Deity
  5. vāeither
  6. sva-dharmaḥoccupational duty
  7. vāeither
  8. su-anuṣṭhitaḥperfectly performed
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 9.5

    In this verse: “duties”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I seek rewards for myself, or wish that my good actions might help relieve another’s suffering?

Practice

Carry out one duty carefully today, and pray for someone else’s relief rather than asking for a personal reward.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeek Another’s Relief Through Good DeedsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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