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Canto 12 · The Age of Deterioration · 13 chapters

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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 12 · Chapter 8: Mārkaṇḍeya’s Prayers to Nara-Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 12.8.26-27

Ūti· What drives us to act

क्रीडन्त्या: पुञ्जिकस्थल्या: कन्दुकै: स्तनगौरवात् ।

भृशमुद्विग्नमध्याया: केशविस्रंसितस्रज: ॥ २६ ॥

इतस्ततोभ्रमद्‌‌दृष्टेश्चलन्त्या अनुकन्दुकम् ।

वायुर्जहार तद्वास: सूक्ष्मं त्रुटितमेखलम् ॥ २७ ॥

krīḍantyāḥ puñjikasthalyāḥ

kandukaiḥ stana-gauravāt

bhṛśam udvigna-madhyāyāḥ

keśa-visraṁsita-srajaḥ

itas tato bhramad-dṛṣṭeś

calantyā anu kandukam

vāyur jahāra tad-vāsaḥ

sūkṣmaṁ truṭita-mekhalam

Translation

The Apsarā Puñjikasthalī made a show of playing with a number of toy balls. Her waist seemed weighed down by her heavy breasts, and the wreath of flowers in her hair became disheveled. As she ran about after the balls, glancing here and there, the belt of her thin garment loosened, and suddenly the wind blew her clothes away.

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

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

An Enticing Display Before the Sage

  1. 1

    The Apsarā Puñjikasthalī made a show of playing with several toy balls.

  2. 2

    As she ran after the balls and glanced here and there, the flower wreath in her hair became disheveled.

  3. 3

    The belt of her thin garment loosened, and the wind suddenly blew her clothes away. This display formed part of the attempt to distract the sage.

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