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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
3.13.13.13.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.13.2

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Vidurasince 3.13.2inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

विदुर उवाच

स वै स्वायम्भुव: सम्राट् प्रिय: पुत्र: स्वयम्भुव: ।

प्रतिलभ्य प्रियां पत्नीं किं चकार ततो मुने ॥ २ ॥

vidura uvāca

sa vai svāyambhuvaḥ samrāṭ

priyaḥ putraḥ svayambhuvaḥ

pratilabhya priyāṁ patnīṁ

kiṁ cakāra tato mune

Translation

Vidura said: O great sage, what did Svāyambhuva, the dear son of Brahmā, do after obtaining his very loving wife?

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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.

Inquire About Svāyambhuva’s Next Activities

  1. 1

    Vidura respectfully addressed the great sage with a further question.

  2. 2

    He asked about Svāyambhuva, the dear son of Brahmā.

  3. 3

    His question concerned what Svāyambhuva did after obtaining his very loving wife.

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. viduraḥ uvācaVidura said
  2. saḥhe
  3. vaieasily
  4. svāyambhuvaḥSvāyambhuva Manu
  5. samrāṭthe king of all kings
  6. priyaḥdear
  7. putraḥson
  8. svayambhuvaḥof Brahmā
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 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

Am I attentive enough when hearing to ask a thoughtful follow-up question?

Practice

Read Vidura’s question aloud and note exactly what he wishes to learn.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayInquire About Svāyambhuva’s Next ActivitiesThis 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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