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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.11.34
तं प्रसादय वत्साशु सन्नत्या प्रश्रयोक्तिभि: ।
न यावन्महतां तेज: कुलं नोऽभिभविष्यति ॥ ३४ ॥
taṁ prasādaya vatsāśu
sannatyā praśrayoktibhiḥ
na yāvan mahatāṁ tejaḥ
kulaṁ no ’bhibhaviṣyati
For this reason, my son, you should immediately pacify Kuvera with gentle words and prayers, and thus his wrath may not affect our family.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Manu advised Dhruva Mahārāja to pacify Kuvera immediately with gentle words and prayers. This would protect their family from his wrath.
In ordinary dealings, we should maintain friendship with everyone. This respect certainly extends to exalted demigods such as Kuvera.
Our behavior should avoid provoking anger that leads to wrongdoing against individuals, families or society.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Svāyambhuva Manu urges Dhruva to stop killing innocent Yakṣas and turn his attention to the Supreme Lord.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.11Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 4.11
In this verse: “friendship”
Rakṣā · Divine protection
Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 4.11
In this verse: “protect”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where could gentle, respectful words help restore friendship in my life?
Offer one sincere, gentle apology today for a hurt or disrespect you have caused.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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