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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 4 · Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
4.1.244.1.26-27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.1.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.1.17inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

कृपावलोकेन हसद्वदनेनोपलम्भितान् ।

तद्रोचिषा प्रतिहते निमील्य मुनिरक्षिणी ॥ २५ ॥

kṛpāvalokena hasad-

vadanenopalambhitān

tad-rociṣā pratihate

nimīlya munir akṣiṇī

Translation

Atri Muni was greatly pleased to see that the three devas were gracious towards him. His eyes were dazzled by the effulgence of their bodies, and therefore he closed his eyes for the time being.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognizing Grace with Joy

  1. 1

    Atri Muni was greatly pleased that the three devas were gracious toward him.

  2. 2

    Their smiling faces showed him that they were pleased with him.

  3. 3

    Their bodily effulgence was too dazzling for his eyes. He therefore closed his eyes for the time being.

Key points from the purport
  • Since the deities were smiling, he could understand that they were pleased with him.
  • Their glaring bodily effulgence was intolerable to his eyes, so he closed them for the time being.

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

Humiliation and anger → Reconciliation. Relational offense leads to grief and destruction before restoration.

Chapters 1–7 of Canto 4: Dakṣa, Satī and Śiva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu

Maitreya describes the descendants of Manu’s daughters and the blessings received by Atri Muni.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kṛpā-avalokenaglancing with mercy
  2. hasatsmiling
  3. vadanenawith faces
  4. upalambhitānappearing very much satisfied
  5. tattheir
  6. rociṣāby the glaring effulgence
  7. pratihatebeing dazzled
  8. nimīlyaclosing
  9. muniḥthe sage
  10. akṣiṇīhis eyes
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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

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 stands out to me about Atri Muni’s joy on recognizing their grace?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on Atri Muni’s pleasure at receiving their grace.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognizing Grace with JoyThis 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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