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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 22: The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti
3.22.343.22.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.35

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

अयातयामास्तस्यासन् यामा:स्वान्तरयापना: ।

श‍ृण्वतो ध्यायतो विष्णो: कुर्वतो ब्रुवत: कथा: ॥ ३५ ॥

ayāta-yāmās tasyāsan

yāmāḥ svāntara-yāpanāḥ

śṛṇvato dhyāyato viṣṇoḥ

kurvato bruvataḥ kathāḥ

Translation

Consequently, although his duration of life gradually came to an end, his long life, consisting of a Manvantara era, was not spent in vain, since he ever engaged in hearing, contemplating, writing down and chanting the pastimes of the Lord.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Keep Life Fresh Through Remembering Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Material enjoyment becomes tasteless as life draws to its end. Manu’s life remained fresh because of his continued Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  2. 2

    Manu engaged in hearing, contemplating, writing down and chanting the Lord’s pastimes. When he spoke, heard or meditated, his attention was on Kṛṣṇa and His activities.

  3. 3

    Although Manu’s long life gradually came to an end, it was not wasted. Time spent remembering Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, did not become stale or vain.

Key points from the purport
  • The life of a man in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is always fresh.
  • For the entire duration of his life — 4,320,000 × 71 years — Manu engaged in Kṛṣṇa consciousness by chanting, hearing, talking about and meditating upon Kṛṣṇa.
  • Therefore, his life was not wasted, nor did it become stale.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofSB 10.87.40

“Although Svāyambhuva’s life gradually came to an end, his long life, consisting of a manvantara era, was not spent in vain, since he always engaged in hearing, contemplating, writing down and chanting the pastimes of the Lord.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. ayāta-yāmāḥtime never lost
  2. tasyaof Manu
  3. āsanwere
  4. yāmāḥthe hours
  5. sva-antarahis duration of life
  6. yāpanāḥbringing to an end
  7. śṛṇvataḥhearing
  8. dhyāyataḥcontemplating
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”, “heard”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

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

How much of my time today has nourished remembrance of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write down one detail from a pastime of the Lord that you have read, and spend a minute contemplating it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKeep Life Fresh Through Remembering KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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