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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 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

4.8.2 4.8.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.8.3

Visarga· Brahmā's creation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.8.3inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

तयो: समभवल्लोभो निकृतिश्च महामते ।

ताभ्यां क्रोधश्च हिंसा च यद्दुरुक्ति: स्वसा कलि: ॥ ३ ॥

tayoḥ samabhaval lobho

nikṛtiś ca mahā-mate

tābhyāṁ krodhaś ca hiṁsā ca

yad duruktiḥ svasā kaliḥ

Translation

Maitreya told Vidura: O great soul, from Dambha and Māyā were born Greed and Nikṛti, or Cunning. From their combination came children named Krodha [Anger] and Hiṁsā [Envy], and from their combination were born Kali and his sister Durukti (Harsh Speech).

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Descendants of Bluffing and Cheating

1
From Dambha and Māyā came Greed and Nikṛti, or Cunning.
2
From Greed and Nikṛti came Krodha, or Anger, and Hiṁsā, or Envy.
3
From Krodha and Hiṁsā came Kali and his sister Durukti, or Harsh Speech.

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

Chapter 8: Dhruva Mahārāja Leaves Home for the Forest

Dhruva leaves home, receives Nārada’s instructions, and worships the Supreme Personality of Godhead with austerity.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.8

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tayoḥthose two
samabhavatwere born
lobhaḥGreed
nikṛtiḥCunning
caand
mahā-mateO great soul
tābhyāmfrom both of them
krodhaḥAnger

Key ideas in this verse

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

Visarga · Subcreation
How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.8
In this verse: “māyā”
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 4.8
In this verse: “children”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of these qualities do I need to watch most carefully in myself?

Practice

Before one difficult conversation today, pause and resolve not to use harsh speech.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Descendants of Bluffing and CheatingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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