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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
4.1.654.2.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.1.66

Nirodha· Winding up
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

पितर्यप्रतिरूपे स्वे भवायानागसे रुषा ।

अप्रौढैवात्मनात्मानमजहाद्योगसंयुता ॥ ६६ ॥

pitary apratirūpe sve

bhavāyānāgase ruṣā

aprauḍhaivātmanātmānam

ajahād yoga-saṁyutā

Translation

The reason is that Satī’s father, Dakṣa, used to rebuke Lord Śiva in spite of Śiva’s faultlessness. Consequently, before attaining a mature age, Satī gave up her body by dint of yogic mystic power.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Harm of Unnecessary Criticism

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva, the head of all mystic yogīs, never even constructed a home for his residence. Dakṣa was dissatisfied that his youngest daughter, Satī, had chosen him as her husband.

  2. 2

    Whenever Satī met her father, he unnecessarily criticized her husband, although Lord Śiva was faultless.

  3. 3

    Because of this, Satī gave up the body received from her father by yogic mystic power before reaching a mature age. This explains why she had no child.

Key points from the purport
  • Satī was the daughter of a great king, Dakṣa, and because his youngest daughter, Satī, selected as her husband Lord Śiva, King Dakṣa was not very much satisfied with her.
  • Therefore whenever she met her father, he unnecessarily criticized her husband, although Lord Śiva was faultless.
  • Because of this, before attaining a mature age Satī gave up the body given by her father, Dakṣa, and therefore she could not produce a child.

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. pitarias a father
  2. apratirūpeunfavorable
  3. sveher own
  4. bhavāyaunto Lord Śiva
  5. anāgasefaultless
  6. ruṣāwith anger
  7. aprauḍhābefore attaining maturity
  8. evaeven
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “father”, “child”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 4.1

    In this verse: “gave up”

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

Am I allowing personal dissatisfaction to lead me into unfair criticism of someone?

Practice

Before making a critical remark today, pause and consider whether it is unfair or unnecessary.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Harm of Unnecessary CriticismThis 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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