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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
3.24.313.24.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.32

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kardama Munisince 3.24.30inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

त्वां सूरिभिस्तत्त्वबुभुत्सयाद्धा

सदाभिवादार्हणपादपीठम् ।

ऐश्वर्यवैराग्ययशोऽवबोध-

वीर्यश्रिया पूर्तमहं प्रपद्ये ॥ ३२ ॥

tvāṁ sūribhis tattva-bubhutsayāddhā

sadābhivādārhaṇa-pāda-pīṭham

aiśvarya-vairāgya-yaśo-’vabodha-

vīrya-śriyā pūrtam ahaṁ prapadye

Translation

My dear Lord, Your lotus feet are the reservoir that always deserves to receive worshipful homage from all great sages eager to understand the Absolute Truth. You are full in opulence, renunciation, transcendental fame, knowledge, strength and beauty, and therefore I surrender myself unto Your lotus feet.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Take Shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus Feet

  1. 1

    Those searching for the Absolute Truth must take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and worship Him.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa possesses wealth, renunciation, fame, knowledge, strength and beauty in full. His name asamordhva means that no one is equal to or greater than Him.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa asks us to think of Him, become His devotee, worship Him and offer Him obeisances. Through this surrender, we can understand Him and return home, back to Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • Actually, those who are searching after the Absolute Truth must take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and worship Him.
  • In Bhagavad-gītā Lord Kṛṣṇa advised Arjuna many times to surrender unto Him, especially at the end of the Ninth Chapter — man-manā bhava mad-bhaktaḥ: “If you want to be perfect, just always think of Me, become My devotee, worship Me, and offer your obeisances to Me.
  • The Lord is always full in six opulences, as mentioned herein: wealth, renunciation, fame, knowledge, strength and beauty.

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. tvāmunto You
  2. sūribhiḥby the great sages
  3. tattvathe Absolute Truth
  4. bubhutsayāwith a desire to understand
  5. addhācertainly
  6. sadāalways
  7. abhivādaof worshipful respects
  8. arhaṇawhich are worthy
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “absolute truth”, “understand”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “worshipful”, “devotee”, “worship”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “surrender”, “shelter”

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

How can knowing Kṛṣṇa’s fullness help me take shelter of Him?

Practice

Offer one sincere obeisance to Kṛṣṇa today, remembering that no one is equal to or greater than Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTake Shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s Lotus FeetThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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