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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.5
तव सन्दर्शनादेवच्छिन्ना मे सर्वसंशया: ।
यत्स्वयं भगवान् प्रीत्या धर्ममाह रिरक्षिषो: ॥ ५ ॥
tava sandarśanād eva
cchinnā me sarva-saṁśayāḥ
yat svayaṁ bhagavān prītyā
dharmam āha rirakṣiṣoḥ
Now I have resolved all my doubts simply by meeting you, for Your Lordship has very kindly and clearly explained the duty of a king who desires to protect his subjects.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Manu’s doubts were resolved because Kardama kindly explained his duties. Meeting a saintly person brought him clarity about protecting his subjects.
Proper association with a saintly person, even for a moment, can bring perfection. Receiving the favor of one engaged in transcendental duties can fulfill the mission of human life.
Śrīla Prabhupāda describes how his spiritual master’s instruction gave him a transcendental occupation. A saintly person’s words can free one from material entanglement.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Kardama marries Devahūti with plans for later renunciation, and Manu returns home absorbed in Vāsudeva.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.22Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Manvantara · The change of Manus
What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “duty”, “duties”
Rakṣā · Divine protection
Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “protect”, “protecting”
Karuṇā · Compassion
Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “kindly”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What doubt about my duties would I like to clarify through saintly guidance?
Write down one sincere question about your duty to bring to a saintly person.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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