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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.29.41
यद्वनस्पतयो भीता लताश्चौषधिभि: सह ।
स्वे स्वे कालेऽभिगृह्णन्ति पुष्पाणि च फलानि च ॥ ४१ ॥
yad vanaspatayo bhītā
latāś cauṣadhibhiḥ saha
sve sve kāle ’bhigṛhṇanti
puṣpāṇi ca phalāni ca
Out of fear of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the trees, creepers, herbs and seasonal plants and flowers blossom and fructify, each in its own season.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Trees, creepers, herbs and seasonal plants flower and bear fruit in their appointed seasons. They do so under the direction of the Supreme Lord.
Just as sunrise, sunset and seasonal changes follow His supervision, plant growth follows His supreme order. It is not growth without a cause.
The Lord’s diverse energies work so expertly that everything appears automatic. This apparent ease does not mean that His direction is absent.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Entanglement → Insight and liberation. Inquiry matures into instruction in devotion and spiritual nature.
Chapters 25–33 of Canto 3: Kapila instructs Devahūti. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Kapila explains devotional service, honoring the Lord’s presence in all beings, and the power of time.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.29Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Sthāna · Planetary systems
How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 3.29
In this verse: “fear”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can seasonal growth help me notice the Lord’s expertly working energies?
Look closely at one plant, flower or fruit today and remember the Lord’s order behind its growth.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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