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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 6: Creation of the Universal Form
3.6.233.6.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.6.24

Sarga· Creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.6.11inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

हृदयं चास्य निर्भिन्नं चन्द्रमा धिष्ण्यमाविशत् ।

मनसांशेन येनासौ विक्रियां प्रतिपद्यते ॥ २४ ॥

hṛdayaṁ cāsya nirbhinnaṁ

candramā dhiṣṇyam āviśat

manasāṁśena yenāsau

vikriyāṁ pratipadyate

Translation

After that, the heart of the gigantic form separately manifested itself, and into it entered the moon demigod with partial mental activity. Thus the living entity can conduct his mental speculations.

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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.

The Heart and Mental Activity

  1. 1

    The heart of the gigantic form separately manifested itself.

  2. 2

    The moon demigod entered it with partial mental activity.

  3. 3

    Through this arrangement, the living entity can conduct his mental speculations.

How it feels

Mystery → Cosmic wonder. The origin of the world is revealed through inquiry and divine grace.

Chapters 5–12 of Canto 3: Creation and Brahmā's bewilderment. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Creation of the Universal Form

The Lord enters the material elements, manifesting the universal form with its senses, deities, and social orders.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. hṛdayamheart
  2. caalso
  3. asyaof the gigantic form
  4. nirbhinnambeing manifested separately
  5. candramāthe moon demigod
  6. dhiṣṇyamwith controlling power
  7. āviśatentered into
  8. manasā aṁśenapartly with mental activity
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Sarga · The creation of the universe

    Where does the universe come from? · Subject 1 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 when I pause to observe my own mental activity?

Practice

Pause for one minute today and notice the thoughts passing through your mind.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Heart and Mental ActivityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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