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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
3.14.463.14.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.14.47

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

यत्प्रसादादिदं विश्वं प्रसीदति यदात्मकम् ।

स स्वद‍ृग्भगवान् यस्य तोष्यतेऽनन्यया द‍ृशा ॥ ४७ ॥

yat-prasādād idaṁ viśvaṁ

prasīdati yad-ātmakam

sa sva-dṛg bhagavān yasya

toṣyate ’nanyayā dṛśā

Translation

Everyone will be pleased with him because the Personality of Godhead, the supreme controller of the universe, is always satisfied with a devotee who does not wish for anything beyond Him.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Undivided Devotion Pleases the Lord

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead is satisfied with a devotee who wishes for nothing beyond Him. Diti’s grandson would have no other vision besides the Lord.

  2. 2

    A pure devotee sees the presence of his worshipable Lord everywhere. The Lord dwells in all living entities as the Supersoul.

  3. 3

    The Lord can inspire living beings to be friendly toward His pure devotee. Even ferocious animals have become friendly to pure devotees.

Key points from the purport
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is situated everywhere as the Supersoul, and He can dictate to anyone and everyone as He likes.
  • The would-be grandson of Diti, who was predicted to be a great devotee, would be liked by everyone, even by the enemies of his father, because he would have no other vision besides the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • The Lord reciprocates in such a way that all living entities in whom the Lord is dwelling as the Supersoul also like a pure devotee because the Lord is present in their hearts and can dictate to them to be friendly to His devotee.

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. yatby whose
  2. prasādātmercy of
  3. idamthis
  4. viśvamuniverse
  5. prasīdatibecomes happy
  6. yatwhose
  7. ātmakambecause of His omnipotence
  8. saḥHe
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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”, “worshipable”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.14

    In this verse: “friendly”

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

What distracts me from seeking the Lord’s satisfaction above other desires?

Practice

Before interacting with someone today, remember that the Lord is present in that person’s heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayUndivided Devotion Pleases the LordThis 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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