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  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 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others
3.12.103.12.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.12.11

Sthāna· The universe in order
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 3.12.10inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

हृदिन्द्रियाण्यसुर्व्योम वायुरग्निर्जलं मही ।

सूर्यश्चन्द्रस्तपश्चैव स्थानान्यग्रे कृतानि ते ॥ ११ ॥

hṛd indriyāṇy asur vyoma

vāyur agnir jalaṁ mahī

sūryaś candras tapaś caiva

sthānāny agre kṛtāni te

Translation

My dear boy, I have already selected the following places for your residence: the heart, the senses, the air of life, the sky, the air, the fire, the water, the earth, the sun, the moon and austerity.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Anger Begins With Unsatisfied Desire

  1. 1

    Anger arises when lust and hankering remain unsatisfied. It is a formidable enemy of the conditioned soul.

  2. 2

    The false attitude of thinking oneself to be all in all manifests the Rudra principle in the heart. Anger then expresses itself through the senses and breathing.

  3. 3

    Even those strengthened by austerity can fall under anger and passion. Without devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they may fall from their elevated position.

Key points from the purport
  • In Bhagavad-gītā (3.37) the principle of Rudra is described.
  • The egocentric attitude is a manifestation of the Rudra principle in the heart, wherein krodha (anger) is generated.
  • There are many sages empowered with the influence of austerity and many yogīs, philosophers and renouncers who sometimes exhibit their acquired power under the influence of the Rudra principle of anger and passion.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 2

The purport of SB 3.12.11 quotesBG 3.37

In Bhagavad-gītā (3.37) the principle of Rudra is described.

The purport of SB 3.12.11 quotesSB 10.2.32

patanty adho ’nādṛta-yuṣmad-aṅghrayaḥ. The most lamentable falldown of the impersonalist is due to his false and unreasonable claim of being one with the Supreme.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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 12: Creation of the Kumāras and Others

Brahmā’s creation continues with sages, Rudra, sacrificial practices, religious principles, and further forms of life.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. hṛtthe heart
  2. indriyāṇithe senses
  3. asuḥlife air
  4. vyomathe sky
  5. vāyuḥthe air
  6. agniḥfire
  7. jalamwater
  8. mahīthe earth
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Sthāna · Planetary systems

    How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.12

    In this verse: “lust”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.12

    In this verse: “devotional service”

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

What unsatisfied desire tends to stir anger in my heart?

Practice

When irritation arises today, pause and identify the desire behind it before speaking.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 10.2.32

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.12's connections

Live this todayAnger Begins With Unsatisfied DesireThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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