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Live the Bhāgavatam · SB 4.1.32

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Atri Muni Receives the Benediction

“Thus, while the couple looked on, the three deities Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara disappeared from that place after bestowing upon Atri Muni the benediction.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda · Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.32, translation

What the purport teaches

  • Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara bestowed a benediction upon Atri Muni.
  • Atri Muni and his wife looked on together.
  • After giving the benediction, the three deities disappeared from that place.

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Read the translation slowly once, noting the giving of the benediction and the departure that followed.

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What helps me read this sacred account with care and attention?

Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.

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