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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.7
दिष्टया त्वयानुशिष्टोऽहं कृतश्चानुग्रहो महान् ।
अपावृतै: कर्णरन्ध्रैर्जुष्टा दिष्ट्योशतीर्गिर: ॥ ७ ॥
diṣṭyā tvayānuśiṣṭo ’haṁ
kṛtaś cānugraho mahān
apāvṛtaiḥ karṇa-randhrair
juṣṭā diṣṭyośatīr giraḥ
I have fortunately been instructed by you, and thus great favor has been bestowed upon me. I thank God that I have listened with open ears to your pure words.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
One should eagerly hear instructions from a bona fide spiritual master and carry them out. His purpose is to awaken Kṛṣṇa consciousness in those who have forgotten it.
The spiritual master understands a person’s abilities and directs them toward suitable service. Cooking, writing, artistic work and other abilities can become service to the Lord.
The spiritual master’s instruction and the disciple’s faithful execution together make the process perfect. The disciple should accept that instruction as his life and soul.
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.
Īśānukathā · The science of God
Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10
Kṛpā · Divine mercy
Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “favor”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “understands”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which ability of mine could be better engaged in service under spiritual guidance?
Set aside a few uninterrupted minutes to hear a bona fide spiritual master’s teaching, and note one instruction to follow.
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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