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Canto 3 · The Status Quo · 33 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

3.24.24 3.24.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.25

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

ततस्त ऋषय: क्षत्त कृतदारा निमन्‍त्र्‍य तम् ।

प्रातिष्ठन्नन्दिमापन्ना: स्वं स्वमाश्रममण्डलम् ॥ २५ ॥

tatas ta ṛṣayaḥ kṣattaḥ

kṛta-dārā nimantrya tam

prātiṣṭhan nandim āpannāḥ

svaṁ svam āśrama-maṇḍalam

Translation

Thus married, the sages took leave of Kardama and departed full of joy, each for his own hermitage, O Vidura.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Sages Depart Full of Joy

1
After their marriages, the sages took leave of Kardama.
2
They departed full of joy.
3
Each sage returned to his own hermitage.

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