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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 4 · Chapter 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.6.11

Sthāna· The universe in order

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Conjecturing on the origin of the storm, theysince 4.5.8inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

नानामलप्रस्रवणैर्नानाकन्दरसानुभि: ।

रमणं विहरन्तीनां रमणै: सिद्धयोषिताम् ॥ ११ ॥

nānāmala-prasravaṇair

nānā-kandara-sānubhiḥ

ramaṇaṁ viharantīnāṁ

ramaṇaiḥ siddha-yoṣitām

Translation

There are many waterfalls, and in the mountains there are many beautiful caves in which the very beautiful wives of the mystics are found.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Waterfalls and Caves Adorn the Mountains

1
There are many waterfalls in the abode being described.
2
The mountains contain many beautiful caves.
3
The very beautiful wives of the mystics are found in these caves.

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 6: Brahmā Satisfies Lord Śiva

Brahmā and the demigods approach Lord Śiva, asking him to show mercy.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.6

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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

nānāvarious
amalatransparent
prasravaṇaiḥwith waterfalls
nānāvarious
kandaracaves
sānubhiḥwith summits
ramaṇamgiving pleasure
viharantīnāmsporting
ramaṇaiḥwith their lovers
siddha-yoṣitāmof the damsels of the mystics

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Key ideas in this verse

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

Sthāna · Planetary systems
How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does attending to these details deepen my appreciation of the description?

Practice

Read the translation once more and recall its three details: waterfalls, caves and the mystics’ wives.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWaterfalls and Caves Adorn the MountainsThis 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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