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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.27.23
ततो विहतसङ्कल्पा कन्यका यवनेश्वरम् ।
मयोपदिष्टमासाद्य वव्रे नाम्ना भयं पतिम् ॥ २३ ॥
tato vihata-saṅkalpā
kanyakā yavaneśvaram
mayopadiṣṭam āsādya
vavre nāmnā bhayaṁ patim
After she was thus disappointed by me, with my permission she approached the King of the Yavanas, whose name was Bhaya, or Fear, and she accepted him as her husband.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Śrī Nārada Muni is always willing to do good to others, even to someone who curses him. Although he refused Kālakanyā, he directed her toward shelter.
When jarā, or old age, attacks, everyone dwindles and deteriorates. Kālakanyā approached Bhaya, or Fear, the King of the Yavanas.
By accepting Nārada Muni’s instructions, one can quickly cross the ocean of fear through the grace of that great Vaiṣṇava.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Worldly absorption → Sobering awareness. The mind's identification with material life becomes visible.
Chapters 24–29 of Canto 4: Śiva's song and the allegory of Purañjana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Purañjana grows deeply attached to family while Caṇḍavega’s soldiers attack his city.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.27Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 4.27
In this verse: “fear”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.27
In this verse: “king”
Kṛpā · Divine mercy
Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.27
In this verse: “grace”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How could Nārada Muni’s kindness guide my response to someone who treats me badly?
Offer one small kindness today to someone you find difficult to help.
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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