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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 6 · Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra
6.18.27-286.18.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.18.29

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 6.18.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवं स्त्रिया जडीभूतो विद्वानपि मनोज्ञया ।

बाढमित्याह विवशो न तच्चित्रं हि योषिति ॥ २९ ॥

evaṁ striyā jaḍībhūto

vidvān api manojñayā

bāḍham ity āha vivaśo

na tac citraṁ hi yoṣiti

Translation

Although Kaśyapa Muni was a learned scholar, he was captivated by Diti’s artificial behavior, which brought him under her control. Therefore he assured his wife that he would fulfill her desires. Such a promise by a husband is not at all astonishing.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Learning Alone Does Not Prevent Captivation

  1. 1

    Kaśyapa Muni was a learned scholar, yet Diti’s artificial behavior captivated him.

  2. 2

    Having come under her control, he assured her that he would fulfill her desires.

  3. 3

    The translation says that such a promise by a husband is not astonishing. His learning did not prevent him from being influenced.

How it feels

Resentment and resolve → Constraint and consequence. Family conflict frames a test of intention.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 6: Diti's vow and discipline. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 18: Diti Vows to Kill King Indra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

She gave birth to three sons — Jayanta, Ṛṣabha and Mīḍhuṣa. By His own powers, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as Vāmanadeva.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamthus
  2. striyāby the woman
  3. jaḍībhūtaḥenchanted
  4. vidvānvery learned
  5. apialthough
  6. manojñayāvery expert
  7. bāḍhamyes
  8. itithus
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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

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 pleasing behavior lead me to promise more than I have carefully considered?

Practice

Pause before making one promise today, and consider what fulfilling it would involve.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLearning Alone Does Not Prevent CaptivationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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