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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
3.24.263.24.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.27

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kardama Munisince 3.24.27inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

अहो पापच्यमानानां निरये स्वैरमङ्गलै: ।

कालेन भूयसा नूनं प्रसीदन्तीह देवता: ॥ २७ ॥

aho pāpacyamānānāṁ

niraye svair amaṅgalaiḥ

kālena bhūyasā nūnaṁ

prasīdantīha devatāḥ

Translation

Kardama Muni said: Oh, after a long time the demigods of this universe have become pleased with the suffering souls who are in material entanglement because of their own misdeeds.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Descends to Remedy Suffering

  1. 1

    Conditioned souls create their own suffering through their own acts; it is not imposed upon them from outside. The purport compares this suffering to a forest fire arising through friction.

  2. 2

    Distressed by the suffering of conditioned souls, the demigods, including Brahmā, appeal to the Supreme Personality of Godhead for relief.

  3. 3

    The Lord descends to remedy the suffering, and the demigods become enlivened. Kardama Muni expresses their satisfaction at Kapiladeva’s appearance.

Key points from the purport
  • This material world is a place for suffering, which is due to the misdeeds of the inhabitants, the conditioned souls themselves.
  • In other words, when the demigods become distressed by the sufferings of the conditioned souls, they approach the Lord to remedy the suffering, and the Personality of Godhead descends.
  • Therefore Kardama Muni said, “After many, many years of human suffering, all the demigods are now satisfied because Kapiladeva, the incarnation of Godhead, has appeared.”

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. ahooh
  2. pāpacyamānānāmwith those being much afflicted
  3. nirayein the hellish material entanglement
  4. svaiḥtheir own
  5. amaṅgalaiḥby misdeeds
  6. kālena bhūyasāafter a long time
  7. nūnamindeed
  8. prasīdantithey are pleased
  9. ihain this world
  10. devatāḥthe demigods
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “suffering”, “distressed”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

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 action of mine may be contributing to suffering for myself or others?

Practice

Notice one harmful habit today and refrain from acting on it once.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Descends to Remedy SufferingThis 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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