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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

9.5.7 9.5.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.5.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Mahārāja Ambarīṣasince 9.5.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यदा विसृष्टस्त्वमनञ्जनेन वै

बलं प्रविष्टोऽजित दैत्यदानवम् ।

बाहूदरोर्वङ्‌घ्रिशिरोधराणि

वृश्चन्नजस्रं प्रधने विराजसे ॥ ८ ॥

yadā visṛṣṭas tvam anañjanena vai

balaṁ praviṣṭo ’jita daitya-dānavam

bāhūdarorv-aṅghri-śirodharāṇi

vṛścann ajasraṁ pradhane virājase

Translation

O indefatigable one, when you are sent by the Supreme Personality of Godhead to enter among the soldiers of the Daityas and the Dānavas, you stay on the battlefield and unendingly separate their arms, bellies, thighs, legs and heads.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Weapon Acts Tirelessly

1
The Supreme Personality of Godhead sends Sudarśana among the soldiers of the Daityas and the Dānavas.
2
Addressed as indefatigable, Sudarśana remains on the battlefield without tiring.
3
The verse describes Sudarśana’s terrible force in battle, unendingly severing the soldiers’ limbs and heads.

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.5

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

yadāwhen
visṛṣṭaḥsent
tvamyour good self
anañjanenaby the transcendental Supreme Personality of Godhead
vaiindeed
balamthe soldiers
praviṣṭaḥentering among
ajitaO indefatigable and unconquerable one

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does this description teach me about the power of the Lord’s weapon?

Practice

Read the verse once with attention to who sends Sudarśana and how tirelessly he acts.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Weapon Acts TirelesslyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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