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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.22.9
प्रियव्रतोत्तानपदो: स्वसेयं दुहिता मम ।
अन्विच्छति पतिं युक्तं वय: शीलगुणादिभि: ॥ ९ ॥
priyavratottānapadoḥ
svaseyaṁ duhitā mama
anvicchati patiṁ yuktaṁ
vayaḥ-śīla-guṇādibhiḥ
My daughter is the sister of Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. She is seeking a suitable husband in terms of age, character and good qualities.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Devahūti was mature, well qualified and of good character. She sought a husband suitable in age, character and qualities.
Manu introduced her as his daughter and the sister of Priyavrata and Uttānapāda. He presented her family background to show her suitability for Kardama.
Devahūti expressed her desire for a suitable husband to her father. Out of affection, Manu took responsibility for finding such a husband.
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.
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The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
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Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 3.22
In this verse: “father”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How much importance do I give to character and good qualities when considering marriage?
Write down three qualities of character that deserve careful attention when considering a marriage.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.
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Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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