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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
3.22.363.22.38

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.37

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
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

शारीरा मानसा दिव्या वैयासे ये च मानुषा: ।

भौतिकाश्च कथं क्लेशा बाधन्ते हरिसंश्रयम् ॥ ३७ ॥

śārīrā mānasā divyā

vaiyāse ye ca mānuṣāḥ

bhautikāś ca kathaṁ kleśā

bādhante hari-saṁśrayam

Translation

Therefore, O Vidura, how can persons completely under the shelter of Lord Kṛṣṇa in devotional service be put into miseries pertaining to the body, the mind, nature, and other men and living creatures?

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Find Shelter in Lord Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Living entities in the material world experience miseries arising from the body, the mind and natural disturbances. Winter cold and summer heat are familiar examples.

  2. 2

    One who has completely taken shelter of the Lord’s lotus feet in Kṛṣṇa consciousness is in the transcendental stage. Such a devotee is not disturbed by these miseries.

  3. 3

    The shelter described here is complete shelter in Lord Kṛṣṇa through devotional service. Through that shelter, the devotee is transcendental to material distress.

Key points from the purport
  • Every living entity within this material world is always afflicted by some kind of miseries, pertaining either to the body, the mind or natural disturbances.

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. śārīrāḥpertaining to the body
  2. mānasāḥpertaining to the mind
  3. divyāḥpertaining to supernatural powers (demigods)
  4. vaiyāseO Vidura
  5. yethose
  6. caand
  7. mānuṣāḥpertaining to other men
  8. bhautikāḥpertaining to other living beings
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotee”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.22

    In this verse: “shelter”

  • 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

When discomfort troubles me, how can I turn toward shelter in Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

During one moment of discomfort today, pause briefly to remember Lord Kṛṣṇa and seek His shelter.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFind Shelter in Lord KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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