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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
3.14.433.14.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 3.14.44-45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The learned Kaśyapasince 3.14.44-45inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

कश्यप उवाच

कृतशोकानुतापेन सद्य: प्रत्यवमर्शनात् ।

भगवत्युरुमानाच्च भवे मय्यपि चादरात् ॥ ४४ ॥

पुत्रस्यैव च पुत्राणां भवितैक: सतां मत: ।

गास्यन्ति यद्यश: शुद्धं भगवद्यशसा समम् ॥ ४५ ॥

kaśyapa uvāca

kṛta-śokānutāpena

sadyaḥ pratyavamarśanāt

bhagavaty uru-mānāc ca

bhave mayy api cādarāt

putrasyaiva ca putrāṇāṁ

bhavitaikaḥ satāṁ mataḥ

gāsyanti yad-yaśaḥ śuddhaṁ

bhagavad-yaśasā samam

Translation

The learned Kaśyapa said: Because of your lamentation, penitence and proper deliberation, and also because of your unflinching faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead and your adoration for Lord Śiva and me, one of the sons [Prahlāda] of your son [Hiraṇyakaśipu] will be an approved devotee of the Lord, and his fame will be broadcast equally with that of the Personality of Godhead.

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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.

Repentance and Faith Receive a Blessing

  1. 1

    Kaśyapa acknowledged Diti’s lamentation, penitence and proper deliberation. He also recognized her unflinching faith in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Diti showed adoration for Lord Śiva and respect for Kaśyapa. Kaśyapa connected these qualities with the blessing he announced.

  3. 3

    Her grandson Prahlāda, the son of Hiraṇyakaśipu, would be an approved devotee of the Lord. His fame would be broadcast equally with that of the Personality of Godhead.

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. kaśyapaḥ uvācathe learned Kaśyapa said
  2. kṛta-śokahaving lamented
  3. anutāpenaby penitence
  4. sadyaḥimmediately
  5. pratyavamarśanātby proper deliberation
  6. bhagavatiunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  7. urugreat
  8. mānātadoration
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “lamentation”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “blessing”

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 regret lead me toward thoughtful repentance and firmer faith in the Lord?

Practice

Reflect on one mistake today and identify one correction you can make with sincere faith in the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.14's connections

Live this todayRepentance and Faith Receive a BlessingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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