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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
3.10.243.10.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.10.25

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

कङ्कगृधबकश्येनभासभल्लूकबर्हिण: ।

हंससारसचक्राह्वकाकोलूकादय: खगा: ॥ २५ ॥

kaṅka-gṛdhra-baka-śyena-

bhāsa-bhallūka-barhiṇaḥ

haṁsa-sārasa-cakrāhva-

kākolūkādayaḥ khagāḥ

Translation

The heron, vulture, crane, hawk, bhāsa, bhallūka, peacock, swan, sārasa, cakravāka, crow, owl and others are the birds.

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

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Varieties of Birds

  1. 1

    The heron, vulture, crane and hawk are listed among the birds.

  2. 2

    The list also includes bhāsa, bhallūka, peacock and swan.

  3. 3

    The sārasa, cakravāka, crow and owl are named as well. The words “and others” show that the list is not exhaustive.

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. kaṅkaheron
  2. gṛdhravulture
  3. bakacrane
  4. śyenahawk
  5. bhāsathe bhāsa
  6. bhallūkathe bhallūka
  7. barhiṇaḥthe peacock
  8. haṁsaswan
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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.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which bird names in this verse are familiar to me, and which need closer attention?

Practice

Read the bird names slowly and copy one unfamiliar name with its diacritics.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Varieties of BirdsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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