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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 33: Activities of Kapila
3.33.123.33.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.33.13

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.33.12inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

सा चापि तनयोक्तेन योगादेशेन योगयुक् ।

तस्मिन्नाश्रम आपीडे सरस्वत्या: समाहिता ॥ १३ ॥

sā cāpi tanayoktena

yogādeśena yoga-yuk

tasminn āśrama āpīḍe

sarasvatyāḥ samāhitā

Translation

As instructed by her son, Devahūti also began to practice bhakti-yoga in that very āśrama. She practiced samādhi in the house of Kardama Muni, which was so beautifully decorated with flowers that it was considered the flower crown of the river Sarasvatī.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Practice Bhakti-Yoga Where You Live

  1. 1

    Devahūti remained in her home and began practicing bhakti-yoga as her son had instructed. She put His teachings into practice where she already lived.

  2. 2

    In the house of Kardama Muni, she became fixed in samādhi. Her practice followed the instructions of Kapila Muni.

  3. 3

    Through her practice of bhakti-yoga, the entire home became like a flower crown on the river Sarasvatī. Her home was a place of devoted spiritual practice.

Key points from the purport
  • Devahūti did not leave her house, because it is never recommended for a woman to leave her home.
  • The very example of Devahūti was that when she was not married, she was under the care of her father, Svāyambhuva Manu, and then Svāyambhuva Manu gave her to Kardama Muni in charity.
  • Rather, she remained at home and began to practice bhakti-yoga as it was instructed by her great son, Kapila Muni, and because of her practice of bhakti-yoga, the entire home became just like a flower crown on the river Sarasvatī.

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

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

Further reading

Chapter 33: Activities of Kapila

Devahūti follows Kapila’s instructions and attains liberation; Kapila travels onward and receives prayers and offerings.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.33
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sāshe
  2. caand
  3. apialso
  4. tanayaby her son
  5. uktenaspoken
  6. yoga-ādeśenaby the instruction on yoga
  7. yoga-yukengaged in bhakti-yoga
  8. tasminin that
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “bhakti-yoga”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “āśrama”

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 I make my home a place of steady devotional practice?

Practice

Choose a quiet place at home and spend a few minutes there attending to the instructions on bhakti-yoga.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.33's connections

Live this todayPractice Bhakti-Yoga Where You LiveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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