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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 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening
3.14.143.14.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.14.15

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.14.5inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

अथ मे कुरु कल्याणं कामं कमललोचन ।

आर्तोपसर्पणं भूमन्नमोघं हि महीयसि ॥ १५ ॥

atha me kuru kalyāṇaṁ

kāmaṁ kamala-locana

ārtopasarpaṇaṁ bhūmann

amoghaṁ hi mahīyasi

Translation

O lotus-eyed one, kindly bless me by fulfilling my desire. When someone in distress approaches a great person, his pleas should never go in vain.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Distress Presses for Immediate Relief

  1. 1

    Diti appealed for her desire to be fulfilled, saying that a distressed person's plea to a great person should not go in vain.

  2. 2

    She knew that her request might be refused because the time was unsuitable.

  3. 3

    Nevertheless, she argued that an emergency or distressful condition should override considerations of time and situation.

Key points from the purport
  • Diti knew well that her request might be rejected because of the untimely situation, but she pleaded that when there is an emergency or a distressful condition, there is no consideration of time or situation.

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

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 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening

Diti desires sons, her husband performs a forbidden act, and their sons’ destruction by the Lord is foretold.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. athatherefore
  2. meunto me
  3. kurukindly do
  4. kalyāṇambenediction
  5. kāmamdesire
  6. kamala-locanaO lotus-eyed one
  7. ārtaof the distressed
  8. upasarpaṇamthe approaching
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “kindly”, “distress”, “distressed”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “bless”

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 distressed, do I feel that my desire must be fulfilled regardless of timing?

Practice

Before pressing an urgent personal request today, pause to consider both your distress and the timing.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDistress Presses for Immediate ReliefThis 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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