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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
3.33.353.33.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.33.36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
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

एतन्निगदितं तात यत्पृष्टोऽहं तवानघ ।

कपिलस्य च संवादो देवहूत्याश्च पावन: ॥ ३६ ॥

etan nigaditaṁ tāta

yat pṛṣṭo ’haṁ tavānagha

kapilasya ca saṁvādo

devahūtyāś ca pāvanaḥ

Translation

My dear son, since you have inquired from me, I have answered. O sinless one, the descriptions of Kapiladeva and His mother and their activities are the purest of all pure discourses.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Inquiry and Pure Spiritual Discussion

  1. 1

    The narration was spoken in answer to a sincere inquiry.

  2. 2

    Its subject is Kapiladeva, His mother and their activities.

  3. 3

    These descriptions are called the purest of all pure discourses.

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. etatthis
  2. nigaditamspoken
  3. tātaO dear Vidura
  4. yatwhich
  5. pṛṣṭaḥwas asked
  6. ahamI
  7. tavaby you
  8. anaghaO sinless Vidura
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “inquired”, “inquiry”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “mother”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “narration”

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 sincere question would help me reflect more deeply on this narration?

Practice

Write down one question about Kapiladeva and His mother to guide your next reading.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPure Inquiry and Pure Spiritual DiscussionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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