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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 9: Brahmā’s Prayers for Creative Energy
3.9.423.9.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.9.43

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 3.9.29inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

सर्ववेदमयेनेदमात्मनात्मात्मयोनिना ।

प्रजा: सृज यथापूर्वं याश्च मय्यनुशेरते ॥ ४३ ॥

sarva-veda-mayenedam

ātmanātmātma-yoninā

prajāḥ sṛja yathā-pūrvaṁ

yāś ca mayy anuśerate

Translation

By following My instructions you can now generate the living entities as before, by dint of your complete Vedic wisdom and the body you have directly received from Me, the supreme cause of everything.

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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.

Serve by Following the Lord’s Instructions

  1. 1

    The Lord instructs Brahmā to generate living entities as before, following His directions.

  2. 2

    Brahmā is to carry out this work with complete Vedic wisdom and the body he has directly received from the Lord.

  3. 3

    The Lord identifies Himself as the supreme cause of everything. Brahmā’s work depends on the wisdom, body and instructions received from Him.

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 9: Brahmā’s Prayers for Creative Energy

Brahmā prays for mercy and creative power, and the Lord instructs and blesses him.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarvaall
  2. veda-mayenaunder complete Vedic wisdom
  3. idamthis
  4. ātmanāby the body
  5. ātmāyou
  6. ātma-yoninādirectly born of the Lord
  7. prajāḥliving entities
  8. sṛjagenerate
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.9

    In this verse: “wisdom”

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 use what I have received in service guided by the Lord’s instructions?

Practice

Identify one ability you can use in service today, and take one small step to use it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayServe by Following the Lord’s InstructionsThis 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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