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Canto 3 · The Status Quo · 33 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 3 · Chapter 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti

3.21.56 3.22.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.22.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मैत्रेय उवाच

एवमाविष्कृताशेषगुणकर्मोदयो मुनिम् ।

सव्रीड इव तं सम्राडुपारतमुवाच ह ॥ १ ॥

maitreya uvāca

evam āviṣkṛtāśeṣa-

guṇa-karmodayo munim

savrīḍa iva taṁ samrāḍ

upāratam uvāca ha

Translation

Śrī Maitreya said: After describing the greatness of the Emperor’s manifold qualities and activities, the sage became silent, and the Emperor, feeling modesty, addressed him as follows.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receive Praise with Modesty

1
The sage described the greatness of the Emperor’s many qualities and activities.
2
After speaking, the sage became silent, giving the Emperor an opportunity to reply.
3
The Emperor felt modest as he addressed the sage. His response to praise was marked by humility.

How it feels

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

Chapter 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti

Kardama marries Devahūti with plans for later renunciation, and Manu returns home absorbed in Vāsudeva.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.22

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

maitreyaḥthe great sage Maitreya
uvācasaid
evamthus
āviṣkṛtahaving been described
aśeṣaall
guṇaof the virtues
karmaof the activities
udayaḥthe greatness

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
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “emperor’s”
Dainya · Humility
Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “humility”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when someone praises my qualities or actions?

Practice

When someone praises you today, receive their words modestly and thank them.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReceive Praise with ModestyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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