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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
4.1.314.1.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.1.32

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

एवं कामवरं दत्त्वा प्रतिजग्मु: सुरेश्वरा: ।

सभाजितास्तयो: सम्यग्दम्पत्योर्मिषतोस्तत: ॥ ३२ ॥

evaṁ kāma-varaṁ dattvā

pratijagmuḥ sureśvarāḥ

sabhājitās tayoḥ samyag

dampatyor miṣatos tataḥ

Translation

Thus, while the couple looked on, the three deities Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara disappeared from that place after bestowing upon Atri Muni the benediction.

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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.

Atri Muni Receives the Benediction

  1. 1

    Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara bestowed a benediction upon Atri Muni.

  2. 2

    Atri Muni and his wife looked on together.

  3. 3

    After giving the benediction, the three deities disappeared from that 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. evamthus
  2. kāma-varamdesired benediction
  3. dattvāoffering
  4. pratijagmuḥreturned
  5. sura-īśvarāḥthe chief demigods
  6. sabhājitāḥbeing worshiped
  7. tayoḥwhile they
  8. samyakperfectly
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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

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 helps me read this sacred account with care and attention?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, noting the giving of the benediction and the departure that followed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAtri Muni Receives the BenedictionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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