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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 4 · Chapter 1: Genealogical Table of the Daughters of Manu
4.1.644.1.66

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.1.65

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.1.58inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

भवस्य पत्नी तु सती भवं देवमनुव्रता ।

आत्मन: सद‍ृशं पुत्रं न लेभे गुणशीलत: ॥ ६५ ॥

bhavasya patnī tu satī

bhavaṁ devam anuvratā

ātmanaḥ sadṛśaṁ putraṁ

na lebhe guṇa-śīlataḥ

Translation

The sixteenth daughter, whose name was Satī, was the wife of Lord Śiva. She could not produce a child, although she always faithfully engaged in the service of her husband.

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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.

Satī’s Faithful Service

  1. 1

    Satī was the sixteenth daughter and the wife of Lord Śiva.

  2. 2

    She always faithfully engaged in the service of her husband.

  3. 3

    Although she served him faithfully, she could not produce a child.

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. bhavasyaof Bhava (Lord Śiva)
  2. patnīthe wife
  3. tubut
  4. satīnamed Satī
  5. bhavamto Bhava
  6. devama demigod
  7. anuvratāfaithfully engaged in service
  8. ātmanaḥof herself
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 4.1

    In this verse: “child”

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 Satī’s faithfulness despite remaining childless?

Practice

Carry out one small responsibility toward a family member with care and faithfulness today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySatī’s Faithful ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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