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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.
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Canto 3 · Chapter 14: Pregnancy of Diti in the Evening
3.14.363.14.38

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.14.37

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.14.37inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मैत्रेय उवाच

स्वसर्गस्याशिषं लोक्यामाशासानां प्रवेपतीम् ।

निवृत्तसन्ध्यानियमो भार्यामाह प्रजापति: ॥ ३७ ॥

maitreya uvāca

sva-sargasyāśiṣaṁ lokyām

āśāsānāṁ pravepatīm

nivṛtta-sandhyā-niyamo

bhāryām āha prajāpatiḥ

Translation

Maitreya said: The great sage Kaśyapa thus addressed his wife, who was trembling because of fear that her husband was offended. She understood that he had been dissuaded from his daily duties of offering evening prayers, yet she desired the welfare of her children in the world.

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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.

Recognize How Desire Disrupts Sacred Duties

  1. 1

    Diti trembled because she feared that her husband was offended. Kaśyapa then addressed her.

  2. 2

    She understood that he had been diverted from his daily evening prayers. Her desire had interfered with his religious duties.

  3. 3

    Despite her fear, Diti still desired the welfare of her children in the world. Concern for them remained central to her thoughts.

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. maitreyaḥ uvācathe great sage Maitreya said
  2. sva-sargasyaof her own children
  3. āśiṣamwelfare
  4. lokyāmin the world
  5. āśāsānāmdesiring
  6. pravepatīmwhile trembling
  7. nivṛttaaverted from
  8. sandhyā-niyamaḥthe rules and regulations of evening
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “duties”, “religious”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “fear”, “feared”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

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

    In this verse: “welfare”

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

Do my demands sometimes interfere with another person’s time for prayer?

Practice

Respect someone’s time for prayer today by avoiding an unnecessary interruption.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize How Desire Disrupts Sacred DutiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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