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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 4.1.49-52

Who is speaking and story frame

पितृभ्य एकां युक्तेभ्यो भवायैकां भवच्छिदे ।

श्रद्धा मैत्री दया शान्तिस्तुष्टि: पुष्टि: क्रियोन्नति: ॥ ४९ ॥

बुद्धिर्मेधा तितिक्षा ह्रीर्मूर्तिर्धर्मस्य पत्नय: ।

श्रद्धासूत शुभं मैत्री प्रसादमभयं दया ॥ ५० ॥

शान्ति: सुखं मुदं तुष्टि: स्मयं पुष्टिरसूयत ।

योगं क्रियोन्नतिर्दर्पमर्थं बुद्धिरसूयत ॥ ५१ ॥

मेधा स्मृतिं तितिक्षा तु क्षेमं ह्री: प्रश्रयं सुतम् ।

मूर्ति: सर्वगुणोत्पत्तिर्नरनारायणावृषी ॥ ५२ ॥

pitṛbhya ekāṁ yuktebhyo

bhavāyaikāṁ bhava-cchide

śraddhā maitrī dayā śāntis

tuṣṭiḥ puṣṭiḥ kriyonnatiḥ

buddhir medhā titikṣā hrīr

mūrtir dharmasya patnayaḥ

śraddhāsūta śubhaṁ maitrī

prasādam abhayaṁ dayā

śāntiḥ sukhaṁ mudaṁ tuṣṭiḥ

smayaṁ puṣṭir asūyata

yogaṁ kriyonnatir darpam

arthaṁ buddhir asūyata

medhā smṛtiṁ titikṣā tu

kṣemaṁ hrīḥ praśrayaṁ sutam

mūrtiḥ sarva-guṇotpattir

nara-nārāyaṇāv ṛṣī

Translation

One of the remaining two daughters was given in charity to the Pitṛloka, where she resides very amicably, and the other was given to Lord Śiva, who is the deliverer of sinful persons from material entanglement. The names of the thirteen daughters of Dakṣa who were given to Dharma are Śraddhā, Maitrī, Dayā, Śānti, Tuṣṭi, Puṣṭi, Kriyā, Unnati, Buddhi, Medhā, Titikṣā, Hrī and Mūrti. These thirteen daughters produced the following sons: Śraddhā gave birth to Śubha, Maitrī produced Prasāda, Dayā gave birth to Abhaya, Śānti gave birth to Sukha, Tuṣṭi gave birth to Muda, Puṣṭi gave birth to Smaya, Kriyā gave birth to Yoga, Unnati gave birth to Darpa, Buddhi gave birth to Artha, Medhā gave birth to Smṛti, Titikṣā gave birth to Kṣema, and Hrī gave birth to Praśraya. Mūrti, a reservoir of all respectable qualities, gave birth to Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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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.

Mūrti Gives Birth to the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    One remaining daughter was given to the Pitṛloka, where she resides very amicably. The other was given to Lord Śiva, who delivers sinful persons from material entanglement.

  2. 2

    The thirteen daughters married to Dharma each bore offspring. Among them, Śraddhā gave birth to Śubha, Maitrī to Prasāda, and Dayā to Abhaya.

  3. 3

    Mūrti was a reservoir of all respectable qualities. She gave birth to Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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. pitṛbhyaḥto the Pitās
  2. ekāmone daughter
  3. yuktebhyaḥthe assembled
  4. bhavāyato Lord Śiva
  5. ekāmone daughter
  6. bhava-chidewho delivers from the material entanglement; śraddhā, maitrī, dayā, śāntiḥ, tuṣṭiḥ, puṣṭiḥ, kriyā, unnatiḥ, buddhiḥ, medhā, titikṣā, hrīḥ, mūrtiḥ — names of thirteen daughters of Dakṣa
  7. dharmasyaof Dharma
  8. patnayaḥthe wives
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.1

    In this verse: “material”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 4.1

    In this verse: “dharma”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 4.1

    In this verse: “sinful”

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 draws your attention to the description of Mūrti and her offspring?

Practice

Read the sentence about Mūrti aloud, giving special attention to the identity of Śrī Nara-Nārāyaṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMūrti Gives Birth to the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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