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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti
3.22.233.22.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.22.21inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

प्रत्तां दुहितरं सम्राट् सद‍ृक्षाय गतव्यथ: ।

उपगुह्य च बाहुभ्यामौत्कण्ठ्योन्मथिताशय: ॥ २४ ॥

prattāṁ duhitaraṁ samrāṭ

sadṛkṣāya gata-vyathaḥ

upaguhya ca bāhubhyām

autkaṇṭhyonmathitāśayaḥ

Translation

Thus relieved of his responsibility by handing over his daughter to a suitable man, Svāyambhuva Manu, his mind agitated by feelings of separation, embraced his affectionate daughter with both his arms.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Responsibility Fulfilled, Affection Remains

  1. 1

    The purport describes parents’ responsibility as continuing until their children are married to suitable spouses.

  2. 2

    By giving his daughter to a suitable husband, Svāyambhuva Manu felt relieved of his responsibility.

  3. 3

    Even with that relief, separation agitated his mind. He embraced his affectionate daughter with both arms.

Key points from the purport
  • A father always remains in anxiety until he can hand over his grownup daughter to a suitable boy.
  • A father and mother’s responsibility for children continues until they marry them to suitable spouses; when the father is able to perform that duty, he is relieved of his responsibility.

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

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

Further reading

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
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. prattāmwho was given
  2. duhitaramdaughter
  3. samrāṭthe Emperor (Manu)
  4. sadṛkṣāyaunto a suitable person
  5. gata-vyathaḥrelieved of his responsibility
  6. upaguhyaembracing
  7. caand
  8. bāhubhyāmwith his two arms
  9. autkaṇṭhya-unmathita-āśayaḥhaving an anxious and agitated mind
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “separation”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “children”

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

Can I recognize both relief and sadness when a family responsibility changes?

Practice

Express affection today to a family member whose circumstances are changing.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayResponsibility Fulfilled, Affection RemainsThis 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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