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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
3.24.343.24.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.35

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kapilasince 3.24.35inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

श्री भगवानुवाच

मया प्रोक्तं हि लोकस्य प्रमाणं सत्यलौकिके ।

अथाजनि मया तुभ्यं यदवोचमृतं मुने ॥ ३५ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

mayā proktaṁ hi lokasya

pramāṇaṁ satya-laukike

athājani mayā tubhyaṁ

yad avocam ṛtaṁ mune

Translation

The Personality of Godhead Kapila said: Whatever I speak, whether directly or in the scriptures, is authoritative in all respects for the people of the world. O Muni, because I told you before that I would become your son, I have descended to fulfill this truth.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Honor the Lord’s Words Through Practice

  1. 1

    Lord Kapila declares His words authoritative, whether spoken directly or in scripture. He appeared as Kardama Muni’s son to fulfill His promise.

  2. 2

    Even with the Supreme Personality of Godhead in his home, Kardama respected the authority of the Vedas. His purpose in leaving was to engage fully in the Lord’s service and remember Him within his heart.

  3. 3

    The main purpose of sannyāsa is constant companionship with the Supreme Lord. In this age, chanting and attentively hearing His holy name is the best process of self-realization, because Kṛṣṇa and His name are nondifferent.

Key points from the purport
  • Kardama Muni was to leave his family life to completely engage in the service of the Lord.
  • Even if one has God in his home as his son, one should still follow the Vedic injunctions.
  • Kardama Muni states here the main purpose of his leaving home: while traveling all over the world as a mendicant, he would always remember the Supreme Personality of Godhead within his heart and thereby be freed from all the anxieties of material existence.

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. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Supreme Personality of Godhead said
  2. mayāby Me
  3. proktamspoken
  4. hiin fact
  5. lokasyafor the people
  6. pramāṇamauthority
  7. satyaspoken in scripture
  8. laukikeand in ordinary speech
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”, “holy name”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “companionship”

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 attentively do I listen when I chant Kṛṣṇa’s name?

Practice

Chant aloud for one minute, listening carefully: Hare Kṛṣṇa, Hare Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa Kṛṣṇa, Hare Hare.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHonor the Lord’s Words Through PracticeThis 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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