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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 11: Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting
4.11.324.11.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.11.33

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Manusince 4.11.16inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

हेलनं गिरिशभ्रातुर्धनदस्य त्वया कृतम् ।

यज्जघ्निवान् पुण्यजनान् भ्रातृघ्नानित्यमर्षित: ॥ ३३ ॥

helanaṁ giriśa-bhrātur

dhanadasya tvayā kṛtam

yaj jaghnivān puṇya-janān

bhrātṛ-ghnān ity amarṣitaḥ

Translation

My dear Dhruva, you thought that the Yakṣas killed your brother, and therefore you have killed great numbers of them. But by this action you have agitated the mind of Lord Śiva’s brother Kuvera, who is the treasurer of the demigods. Please note that your actions have been very disrespectful to Kuvera and Lord Śiva.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Recognize the Harm of Angry Actions

  1. 1

    Thinking the Yakṣas had killed his brother, Dhruva Mahārāja killed great numbers of them. This agitated Kuvera’s mind.

  2. 2

    The Yakṣas belonged to Kuvera’s family and were described as pious men, not ordinary persons. Dhruva Mahārāja’s actions were offensive to Kuvera and Lord Śiva.

  3. 3

    Manu brought this offense to Dhruva Mahārāja’s attention. He advised Dhruva Mahārāja to pacify Kuvera.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Manu stated that Dhruva Mahārāja had been offensive to Lord Śiva and his brother Kuvera because the Yakṣas belonged to Kuvera’s family.
  • As such, they have been described as puṇya-janān, pious men.
  • Somehow or other the mind of Kuvera had been agitated, and Dhruva Mahārāja was advised to pacify him.

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

Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.

Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: Svāyambhuva Manu Advises Dhruva Mahārāja to Stop Fighting

Svāyambhuva Manu urges Dhruva to stop killing innocent Yakṣas and turn his attention to the Supreme Lord.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. helanamdisrespectful behavior
  2. giriśaof Lord Śiva
  3. bhrātuḥthe brother
  4. dhanadasyato Kuvera
  5. tvayāby you
  6. kṛtamwas performed
  7. yatbecause
  8. jaghnivānyou have killed
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 4.11

    In this verse: “offense”

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

Have my angry actions disturbed someone whose hurt I have not yet acknowledged?

Practice

Review one recent angry interaction and identify any disrespect you need to acknowledge.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize the Harm of Angry ActionsThis 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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