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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 3 · Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation
3.10.213.10.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.10.22

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.10.11inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

गौरजो महिष: कृष्ण: सूकरो गवयो रुरु: ।

द्विशफा: पशवश्चेमे अविरुष्ट्रश्च सत्तम ॥ २२ ॥

gaur ajo mahiṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ

sūkaro gavayo ruruḥ

dvi-śaphāḥ paśavaś ceme

avir uṣṭraś ca sattama

Translation

O purest Vidura, of the lower animals the cow, goat, buffalo, kṛṣṇa stag, hog, gavaya animal, deer, lamb and camel all have cloven hooves.

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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.

Animals With Cloven Hooves

  1. 1

    The verse groups certain lower animals by their cloven hooves.

  2. 2

    The cow, goat, buffalo, kṛṣṇa stag and hog belong to this group.

  3. 3

    The gavaya animal, deer, lamb and camel are also listed as having cloven hooves.

How it feels

Mystery → Cosmic wonder. The origin of the world is revealed through inquiry and divine grace.

Chapters 5–12 of Canto 3: Creation and Brahmā's bewilderment. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Divisions of the Creation

Maitreya explains the divisions of creation and Brahmā’s preparation of planetary homes for living entities.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. gauḥthe cow
  2. ajaḥthe goat
  3. mahiṣaḥthe buffalo
  4. kṛṣṇaḥa kind of stag
  5. sūkaraḥhog
  6. gavayaḥa species of animal
  7. ruruḥdeer
  8. dvi-śaphāḥhaving cloven hooves
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does noticing this shared feature help me remember the animals listed?

Practice

Read the list aloud once, then name three animals described as having cloven hooves.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAnimals With Cloven HoovesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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