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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
3.24.213.24.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 3.24.22-23

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.24.20inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

मरीचये कलां प्रादादनसूयामथात्रये ।

श्रद्धामङ्गिरसेऽयच्छत्पुलस्त्याय हविर्भुवम् ॥ २२ ॥

पुलहाय गतिं युक्तां क्रतवे च क्रियां सतीम् ।

ख्यातिं च भृगवेऽयच्छद्वसिष्ठायाप्यरुन्धतीम् ॥ २३ ॥

marīcaye kalāṁ prādād

anasūyām athātraye

śraddhām aṅgirase ’yacchat

pulastyāya havirbhuvam

pulahāya gatiṁ yuktāṁ

kratave ca kriyāṁ satīm

khyātiṁ ca bhṛgave ’yacchad

vasiṣṭhāyāpy arundhatīm

Translation

Kardama Muni handed over his daughter Kalā to Marīci, and another daughter, Anasūyā, to Atri. He delivered Śraddhā to Aṅgirā, and Havirbhū to Pulastya. He delivered Gati to Pulaha, the chaste Kriyā to Kratu, Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and Arundhatī to Vasiṣṭha.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kardama Arranges His Daughters’ Marriages

  1. 1

    Kardama Muni gave Kalā to Marīci and Anasūyā to Atri.

  2. 2

    He gave Śraddhā to Aṅgirā, Havirbhū to Pulastya, and Gati to Pulaha.

  3. 3

    He gave the chaste Kriyā to Kratu, Khyāti to Bhṛgu, and Arundhatī to Vasiṣṭha.

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. marīcayeunto Marīci
  2. kalāmKalā
  3. prādāthe handed over
  4. anasūyāmAnasūyā
  5. athathen
  6. atrayeunto Atri
  7. śraddhāmŚraddhā
  8. aṅgiraseunto Aṅgirā
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

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 quality of Kriyā does the translation specifically mention?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and write down the quality used to describe Kriyā.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.24's connections

Live this todayKardama Arranges His Daughters’ MarriagesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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