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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
4.1.304.1.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.1.31

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The three deitiessince 4.1.30inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

अथास्मदंशभूतास्ते आत्मजा लोकविश्रुता: ।

भवितारोऽङ्ग भद्रं ते विस्रप्स्यन्ति च ते यश: ॥ ३१ ॥

athāsmad-aṁśa-bhūtās te

ātmajā loka-viśrutāḥ

bhavitāro ’ṅga bhadraṁ te

visrapsyanti ca te yaśaḥ

Translation

You will have sons who will represent a partial manifestation of our potency, and because we desire all good fortune for you, those sons will glorify your reputation throughout the world.

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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.

Blessings for Sons and Good Fortune

  1. 1

    The three deities promised that Atri Muni would have sons.

  2. 2

    Those sons would represent partial manifestations of the deities’ potency.

  3. 3

    The deities wished Atri all good fortune. They said his sons would spread his reputation throughout the world.

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. athatherefore
  2. asmatour
  3. aṁśa-bhūtāḥplenary expansions
  4. teyour
  5. ātmajāḥsons
  6. loka-viśrutāḥvery famous in the world
  7. bhavitāraḥin the future will be born
  8. aṅgadear great sage
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.1

    In this verse: “glorify”

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 the deities’ words reveal about their goodwill toward Atri Muni?

Practice

Read the blessing once more and note its three parts: sons, shared potency, and a worldwide reputation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBlessings for Sons and Good FortuneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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