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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
3.24.183.24.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
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

अयं सिद्धगणाधीश: साङ्ख्याचार्यै: सुसम्मत: ।

लोके कपिल इत्याख्यां गन्ता ते कीर्तिवर्धन: ॥ १९ ॥

ayaṁ siddha-gaṇādhīśaḥ

sāṅkhyācāryaiḥ susammataḥ

loke kapila ity ākhyāṁ

gantā te kīrti-vardhanaḥ

Translation

Your son will be the head of all the perfected souls. He will be approved by the ācāryas expert in disseminating real knowledge, and among the people He will be celebrated by the name Kapila. As the son of Devahūti, He will increase your fame.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Receive Sāṅkhya From the Authentic Kapila

  1. 1

    Brahmā declared that Devahūti’s son would be the head of all perfected souls. He would become celebrated as Kapila and increase her fame.

  2. 2

    The real Sāṅkhya philosophy is the system taught by Kapila, the son of Devahūti. The purport distinguishes Him from another Kapila, described as an imitation.

  3. 3

    Authentic spiritual teachers accept His teaching according to Vedic principles. Susammata means acceptance by those whose sound judgment can be trusted.

Key points from the purport
  • Sāṅkhya philosophy is the philosophical system enunciated by Kapila, the son of Devahūti.
  • The other Kapila, who is not the son of Devahūti, is an imitation.
  • The word susammata means “accepted by persons who are counted upon to give their good opinion.”

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. ayamthis Personality of Godhead
  2. siddha-gaṇaof the perfected sages
  3. adhīśaḥthe head
  4. sāṅkhya-ācāryaiḥby ācāryas expert in Sāṅkhya philosophy
  5. su-sammataḥapproved according to Vedic principles
  6. lokein the world
  7. kapilaḥ itias Kapila
  8. ākhyāmcelebrated
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “philosophy”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “principles”

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

What helps me recognize trustworthy sources of spiritual knowledge?

Practice

Write a one-sentence reminder that the Sāṅkhya taught here comes from Kapila, the son of Devahūti, and is accepted by the ācāryas.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReceive Sāṅkhya From the Authentic KapilaThis 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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