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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 24: The Renunciation of Kardama Muni
3.24.103.24.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.24.10inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

सभाजयन् विशुद्धेन चेतसा तच्चिकीर्षितम् ।

प्रहृष्यमाणैरसुभि: कर्दमं चेदमभ्यधात् ॥ ११ ॥

sabhājayan viśuddhena

cetasā tac-cikīrṣitam

prahṛṣyamāṇair asubhiḥ

kardamaṁ cedam abhyadhāt

Translation

After worshiping the Supreme Lord with gladdened senses and a pure heart for His intended activities as an incarnation, Brahmā spoke as follows to Kardama and Devahūti.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor the Lord and His Devotees

  1. 1

    One who understands the transcendental activities, appearance and disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is considered liberated. Brahmā understood the Lord’s appearance and worshiped Him with a glad heart.

  2. 2

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as Kapila, the son of Kardama Muni. Brahmā therefore praised Kardama as a great devotee.

  3. 3

    Devotees also honor those who serve as the Lord’s parents. The purport describes a brāhmaṇa who wanted to worship Nanda Mahārāja because Kṛṣṇa crawled in his courtyard.

Key points from the purport
  • As explained in Bhagavad-gītā, Fourth Chapter, anyone who understands the transcendental activities, the appearance and the disappearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is to be considered liberated.
  • Since he is liberated from the majority of the follies of the common living entities, he was in knowledge of the appearance of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, and he therefore worshiped the Lord’s activities, and with a glad heart he also praised Kardama Muni because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as Kapila, had appeared as his son.
  • One who can become the father of the Supreme Personality of Godhead is certainly a great devotee.

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 24: The Renunciation of Kardama Muni

Kapila appears as Devahūti’s son, the daughters marry, and Kardama renounces family life with the Lord’s permission.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sabhājayanworshiping
  2. viśuddhenapure
  3. cetasāwith a heart
  4. tatof the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. cikīrṣitamthe intended activities
  6. prahṛṣyamāṇaiḥgladdened
  7. asubhiḥwith senses
  8. kardamamto Kardama Muni
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “worshiping”, “devotee”, “worshiped”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “understands”

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 can appreciating the Lord’s devotees deepen my joy in worshiping Him?

Practice

Reread Brahmā’s joyful worship and offer one heartfelt expression of praise to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHonor the Lord and His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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