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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
4.11.74.11.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.11.8

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Manusince 4.11.7inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

नास्मत्कुलोचितं तात कर्मैतत्सद्विगर्हितम् ।

वधो यदुपदेवानामारब्धस्तेऽकृतैनसाम् ॥ ८ ॥

nāsmat-kulocitaṁ tāta

karmaitat sad-vigarhitam

vadho yad upadevānām

ārabdhas te ’kṛtainasām

Translation

My dear son, the killing of the sinless Yakṣas which you have undertaken is not at all approved by authorities, and it does not befit our family, which is supposed to know the laws of religion and irreligion.

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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.

Let Religious Knowledge Guide Your Conduct

  1. 1

    Manu told Dhruva Mahārāja that killing the sinless Yakṣas was not approved by religious authorities.

  2. 2

    Such conduct did not befit their family, which was supposed to know the laws of religion and irreligion.

  3. 3

    Manu’s correction called Dhruva to act according to the religious understanding expected of him.

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. nanot
  2. asmat-kulaour family
  3. ucitambefitting
  4. tātamy dear son
  5. karmaaction
  6. etatthis
  7. satby authorities on religion
  8. vigarhitamforbidden
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 4.11

    In this verse: “religion”, “religious”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 4.11

    In this verse: “understanding”

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

Does my conduct reflect the religious principles I say I value?

Practice

Choose one action today and check whether it agrees with the principle of not harming the innocent.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLet Religious Knowledge Guide Your ConductThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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