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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 3: Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī
4.3.234.3.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.3.24

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Śivasince 4.3.19inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

तत्ते निरीक्ष्यो न पितापि देहकृद्

दक्षो मम द्विट्‌तदनुव्रताश्च ये ।

यो विश्वसृग्यज्ञगतं वरोरु मा-

मनागसं दुर्वचसाकरोत्तिर: ॥ २४ ॥

tat te nirīkṣyo na pitāpi deha-kṛd

dakṣo mama dviṭ tad-anuvratāś ca ye

yo viśvasṛg-yajña-gataṁ varoru mām

anāgasaṁ durvacasākarot tiraḥ

Translation

Therefore you should not see your father, although he is the giver of your body, because he and his followers are envious of me. Because of his envy, O most worshipful one, he has insulted me with cruel words although I am innocent.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Respect Does Not Remove Envy’s Danger

  1. 1

    The purport describes both father and husband as worshipable protectors. The father is especially honored as the giver of the body.

  2. 2

    Lord Śiva acknowledges that Satī’s father is worshipable, yet warns her not to visit him. Her father and his followers are envious of Lord Śiva, whom her father has insulted despite his innocence.

  3. 3

    Lord Śiva warns that Satī may also be insulted because of her association with him. The purport emphasizes how deeply an insult from a relative can wound.

Key points from the purport
  • For a woman, both the husband and the father are equally worshipable.
  • The husband is the protector of a woman during her youthful life, whereas the father is her protector during her childhood.
  • Thus both are worshipable, but especially the father because he is the giver of the body.

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 3: Talks Between Lord Śiva and Satī

Satī wishes to attend her father’s sacrifice; Lord Śiva warns her about envy and hurtful words.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.3
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tattherefore
  2. teyour
  3. nirīkṣyaḥto be seen
  4. nanot
  5. pitāyour father
  6. apialthough
  7. deha-kṛtthe giver of your body
  8. dakṣaḥDakṣa
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.3

    In this verse: “worshipful”, “worshipable”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 4.3

    In this verse: “father”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 4.3

    In this verse: “protectors”

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

Can I respect a relative while taking a warning about their hostility seriously?

Practice

Before arranging a family visit today, pause to consider any clear warning of hostility rather than dismissing it because of family ties.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRespect Does Not Remove Envy’s DangerThis 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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