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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 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening
3.14.353.14.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.14.36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The beautiful Ditisince 3.14.34inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

स न: प्रसीदतां भामो भगवानुर्वनुग्रह: ।

व्याधस्याप्यनुकम्प्यानां स्त्रीणां देव: सतीपति: ॥ ३६ ॥

sa naḥ prasīdatāṁ bhāmo

bhagavān urv-anugrahaḥ

vyādhasyāpy anukampyānāṁ

strīṇāṁ devaḥ satī-patiḥ

Translation

Let him be pleased with us, since he is my brother-in-law, the husband of my sister Satī. He is also the worshipable lord of all women. He is the personality of all opulences and can show mercy towards women, who are excused even by the uncivilized hunters.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remember Worship and Beg for Mercy

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva was Diti’s brother-in-law, the husband of her sister Satī. Diti hoped Satī would request her husband to excuse her.

  2. 2

    Diti appealed to Lord Śiva as the worshipable lord of women and one who could show them mercy. Her prayer emphasized his kindness.

  3. 3

    Diti remembered her childhood worship of Lord Śiva and begged his mercy. Her earlier worship became part of her present appeal for forgiveness.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śiva is the husband of Satī, one of the sisters of Diti.
  • Besides that, Lord Śiva is the worshipable lord of all women.
  • Diti remembered her childhood worship of Lord Śiva and begged his mercy.

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. saḥhe
  2. naḥwith us
  3. prasīdatāmbe pleased
  4. bhāmaḥbrother-in-law
  5. bhagavānthe personality of all opulences
  6. uruvery great
  7. anugrahaḥmerciful
  8. vyādhasyaof the hunter
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “worshipable”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

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

    In this verse: “kindness”

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

How can remembering sincere worship help me approach prayer humbly today?

Practice

Recall one sincere moment of worship, then offer a short prayer for mercy.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemember Worship and Beg for MercyThis 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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