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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.21.2
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपादौ सुतौ स्वायम्भुवस्य वै ।
यथाधर्मं जुगुपतु: सप्तद्वीपवतीं महीम् ॥ २ ॥
priyavratottānapādau
sutau svāyambhuvasya vai
yathā-dharmaṁ jugupatuḥ
sapta-dvīpavatīṁ mahīm
The two great sons of Svāyambhuva Manu — Priyavrata and Uttānapāda — ruled the world, consisting of seven islands, just according to religious principles.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Priyavrata and Uttānapāda, the sons of Svāyambhuva Manu, ruled the world according to religious principles.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam records the histories of great rulers of different parts of the universe.
It does not give a chronological history of every king. It records important pious kings because people benefit from hearing about their deeds.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Longing and service → Preparedness. Family devotion turns toward higher spiritual fulfillment.
Chapters 20–24 of Canto 3: Kardama, Devahūti, family and renunciation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Kardama performs penance, receives the Lord’s blessings, and welcomes Manu, who travels with his wife and daughter.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.21Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Manvantara · The change of Manus
What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.21
In this verse: “religious”, “principles”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 3.21
In this verse: “king”, “rulers”
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.21
In this verse: “hearing”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can religious principles guide the responsibilities I hold?
Write down one lesson you draw from the statement that these kings ruled according to religious principles.
The story this chapter belongs to.
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 3.21's connections
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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