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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
3.22.313.22.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.32

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

बर्हिष्मतीं नाम विभुर्यां निर्विश्य समावसत् ।

तस्यां प्रविष्टो भवनं तापत्रयविनाशनम् ॥ ३२ ॥

barhiṣmatīṁ nāma vibhur

yāṁ nirviśya samāvasat

tasyāṁ praviṣṭo bhavanaṁ

tāpa-traya-vināśanam

Translation

Having entered the city of Barhiṣmatī, in which he had previously lived, Manu entered his palace, which was filled with an atmosphere that eradicated the three miseries of material existence.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Spiritual Shelter Amid Material Miseries

  1. 1

    Material existence brings three kinds of misery: those arising from body and mind, natural disturbances and other living beings.

  2. 2

    Human society is meant to create a spiritual atmosphere by spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Manu’s palace had an atmosphere that protected him from material miseries.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not mean that external troubles completely disappear. The purport compares it to an antiseptic that protects one from being affected by those troubles.

Key points from the purport
  • It is not that the miseries of the material world completely vanish when one takes to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, but for one who is Kṛṣṇa conscious the miseries of material existence have no effect.
  • We cannot stop the miseries of the material atmosphere, but Kṛṣṇa consciousness is the antiseptic method to protect us from being affected by the miseries of material existence.
  • How Svāyambhuva Manu created an atmosphere wherein he was not affected by material miseries is explained in the following verses.

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. barhiṣmatīmthe city Barhiṣmatī
  2. nāmanamed
  3. vibhuḥthe very powerful Svāyambhuva Manu
  4. yāmwhich
  5. nirviśyahaving entered
  6. samāvasathe lived in previously
  7. tasyāmin that city
  8. praviṣṭaḥentered
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “material”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “protected”

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

Am I seeking only the removal of troubles, or also spiritual shelter amid them?

Practice

During one difficulty today, pause for a minute to remember Kṛṣṇa rather than expecting the difficulty to disappear.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySpiritual Shelter Amid Material MiseriesThis 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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