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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 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha
3.13.133.13.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.13.14

Sthāna· The universe in order
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Manusince 3.13.14inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मनुरुवाच

आदेशेऽहं भगवतो वर्तेयामीवसूदन ।

स्थानं त्विहानुजानीहि प्रजानां मम च प्रभो ॥ १४ ॥

manur uvāca

ādeśe ’haṁ bhagavato

varteyāmīva-sūdana

sthānaṁ tv ihānujānīhi

prajānāṁ mama ca prabho

Translation

Śrī Manu said: O all-powerful lord, O killer of all sins, I shall abide by your order. Now please let me know my place and that of the living entities born of me.

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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.

Accept Guidance and Ask What Is Needed

  1. 1

    Śrī Manu expresses his willingness to abide by the order he has received.

  2. 2

    He respectfully asks to be shown his own place in the world.

  3. 3

    His request also includes a place for the living entities born from him. He considers their needs along with his own.

How it feels

Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.

Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: The Appearance of Lord Varāha

Lord Varāha appears from Brahmā’s nose, lifts the submerged earth, and receives the sages’ prayers.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. manuḥ uvācaŚrī Manu said
  2. ādeśeunder the order
  3. ahamI
  4. bhagavataḥof your powerful self
  5. varteyashall stay
  6. amīva-sūdanaO killer of all sins
  7. sthānamthe place
  8. tubut
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 3.13

    In this verse: “sins”

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

When accepting a responsibility, do you ask what is needed for both yourself and those depending on you?

Practice

Ask one clear, respectful question about a responsibility you have agreed to carry out.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAccept Guidance and Ask What Is NeededThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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