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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
3.24.173.24.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.18

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 3.24.18inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

एष मानवि ते गर्भं प्रविष्ट: कैटभार्दन: ।

अविद्यासंशयग्रन्थिं छित्त्वा गां विचरिष्यति ॥ १८ ॥

eṣa mānavi te garbhaṁ

praviṣṭaḥ kaiṭabhārdanaḥ

avidyā-saṁśaya-granthiṁ

chittvā gāṁ vicariṣyati

Translation

Lord Brahmā then told Devahūti: My dear daughter of Manu, the same Supreme Personality of Godhead who killed the demon Kaiṭabha is now within your womb. He will cut off all the knots of your ignorance and doubt. Then He will travel all over the world.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotion Cuts the Knots of Doubt

  1. 1

    Avidyā means forgetting our identity as spirit souls and thinking, “I am this body.” Identification with the material world ties the knot of doubt.

  2. 2

    Scriptural knowledge received through disciplic succession, together with its proper application, frees one from this binding identification. Brahmā assured Devahūti that her son would enlighten her.

  3. 3

    Real knowledge is to become Kṛṣṇa conscious, worship Kṛṣṇa and become His devotee. Following this path brings perfection without doubt.

Key points from the purport
  • Brahmā assures Devahūti that her son will enlighten her, and after enlightening her He will travel all over the world, distributing the system of Sāṅkhya philosophy.
  • Real knowledge is expounded in Bhagavad-gītā: “Just become Kṛṣṇa conscious.
  • That is real knowledge, and anyone who follows that system becomes perfect without a doubt.

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. eṣaḥthe same Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. mānaviO daughter of Manu
  3. teyour
  4. garbhamwomb
  5. praviṣṭaḥhas entered
  6. kaiṭabha-ardanaḥthe killer of the demon Kaiṭabha
  7. avidyāof ignorance
  8. saṁśayaand of doubt
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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 3.24

    In this verse: “devotee”, “worship”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “material”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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 do I most strongly forget that I am a spirit soul rather than this body?

Practice

Pause once today to remember, “I am a spirit soul,” and offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevotion Cuts the Knots of DoubtThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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