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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
3.24.73.24.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.8

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.24.5inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

पेतु: सुमनसो दिव्या: खेचरैरपवर्जिता: ।

प्रसेदुश्च दिश: सर्वा अम्भांसि च मनांसि च ॥ ८ ॥

petuḥ sumanaso divyāḥ

khe-carair apavarjitāḥ

praseduś ca diśaḥ sarvā

ambhāṁsi ca manāṁsi ca

Translation

At the time of the Lord’s appearance, the demigods flying freely in the sky showered flowers. All the directions, all the waters and everyone’s mind became very satisfied.

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’s Appearance Brings Satisfaction

  1. 1

    When Lord Kapila appeared, demigods flying freely in the sky showered flowers on the earth.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that inhabitants of Siddhaloka can travel from one planet to another without impediment.

  3. 3

    At the Lord’s appearance, all directions, all waters and everyone’s mind became very satisfied.

Key points from the purport
  • It is learned herewith that in the higher sky there are living entities who can travel through the air without being hampered.
  • Although we can travel in outer space, we are hampered by so many impediments, but they are not.
  • They showered flowers on the earth when Lord Kapila, the son of Kardama, 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. petuḥfell
  2. sumanasaḥflowers
  3. divyāḥbeautiful
  4. khe-caraiḥby the demigods who fly in the sky
  5. apavarjitāḥdropped
  6. praseduḥbecame satisfied
  7. caand
  8. diśaḥdirections
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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

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 do I notice about the satisfaction accompanying the Lord’s appearance?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and spend a quiet minute reflecting on the satisfaction it describes.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Appearance Brings SatisfactionThis 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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