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  1. 1Chant the verseSay the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meaningsGo through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourselfBefore the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translationAsk: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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  6. 6Write down what touched youNote the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 4 · Chapter 4: Satī Quits Her Body
4.4.24.4.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.4.3

ततो विनि:श्वस्य सती विहाय तं

शोकेन रोषेण च दूयता हृदा ।

पित्रोरगात्स्त्रैणविमूढधीर्गृहान्

प्रेम्णात्मनो योऽर्धमदात्सतां प्रिय: ॥ ३ ॥

tato viniḥśvasya satī vihāya taṁ

śokena roṣeṇa ca dūyatā hṛdā

pitror agāt straiṇa-vimūḍha-dhīr gṛhān

premṇātmano yo ’rdham adāt satāṁ priyaḥ

Translation

Thereafter Satī left her husband, Lord Śiva, who had given her half his body due to affection. Breathing very heavily because of anger and bereavement, she went to the house of her father. This less intelligent act was due to her being a weak woman.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Misunderstanding Strains a Loving Marriage

  1. 1

    In the Vedic conception of marriage, husband and wife each give half their body to the other. The purport describes either spouse without the other as incomplete.

  2. 2

    Lord Śiva had given Satī half his body out of affection, yet anger and sorrow drove her to leave for her father’s house.

  3. 3

    Misunderstandings can arise even in an elevated marriage such as theirs. The purport advises a wife not to leave her husband’s protection because of such a misunderstanding.

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