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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 9 · Chapter 5: Durvāsā Muni’s Life Spared
9.5.129.5.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.5.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.5.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स मुक्तोऽस्त्राग्नितापेन दुर्वास: स्वस्तिमांस्तत: ।

प्रशशंस तमुर्वीशं युञ्जान: परमाशिष: ॥ १३ ॥

sa mukto ’strāgni-tāpena

durvāsāḥ svastimāṁs tataḥ

praśaśaṁsa tam urvīśaṁ

yuñjānaḥ paramāśiṣaḥ

Translation

Durvāsā Muni, the greatly powerful mystic, was indeed satisfied when freed from the fire of the Sudarśana cakra. Thus he praised the qualities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and offered him the highest benedictions.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Relief Leads to Praise and Blessings

  1. 1

    Durvāsā Muni was a greatly powerful mystic, yet he had suffered from the fire of the Sudarśana cakra.

  2. 2

    Once freed from that fire, he was satisfied.

  3. 3

    He praised the qualities of Mahārāja Ambarīṣa and offered him the highest benedictions.

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, which is the origin of creation and is most dear to the Lord, has thousands of spokes. This Sudarśana cakra is the killer of the prowess of all other weapons, the killer of darkness, and the manifester of the prowess of devotional service; it is the means of establishing religious principles, and it is the killer of all irreligious activities.
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. saḥhe, Durvāsā Muni
  2. muktaḥbeing freed
  3. astra-agni-tāpenafrom the heat of the fire of the Sudarśana cakra
  4. durvāsāḥthe great mystic Durvāsā
  5. svastimānfully satisfied, relieved of the burning
  6. tataḥthen
  7. praśaśaṁsaoffered praise
  8. tamunto him
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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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I express gratitude to someone whose help has brought me relief?

Practice

Thank someone who has helped you, naming one good quality you appreciate in them.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRelief Leads to Praise and BlessingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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