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  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 8 · Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
8.1.218.1.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.1.22

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.1.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि मुनयो ये धृतव्रता: ।

अन्वशिक्षन्व्रतं तस्य कौमारब्रह्मचारिण: ॥ २२ ॥

aṣṭāśīti-sahasrāṇi

munayo ye dhṛta-vratāḥ

anvaśikṣan vrataṁ tasya

kaumāra-brahmacāriṇaḥ

Translation

Vibhu remained a brahmacāri and never married throughout his life. From him, eighty-eight thousand other saintly persons took lessons on self-control, austerity and similar behavior.

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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.

Learn Self-Control from Vibhu

  1. 1

    Vibhu remained a brahmacāri throughout his life.

  2. 2

    He never married, maintaining this way of life for his entire lifetime.

  3. 3

    Eighty-eight thousand saintly persons learned from him. His lessons included self-control, austerity and similar behavior.

How it feels

Helplessness → Surrender and rescue. A mighty animal finally realizes the limits of strength.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 8: Gajendra's struggle and prayers. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Vibhu instructed eighty-eight thousand dṛḍha-vratas, or saintly persons, on self-control and austerity. Uttama, the son of Priyavrata, was the third Manu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 8.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. aṣṭāśītieighty-eight
  2. sahasrāṇithousand
  3. munayaḥgreat saintly persons
  4. yethose who
  5. dhṛta-vratāḥfixed in vows
  6. anvaśikṣantook instructions
  7. vratamvows
  8. tasyafrom him (Vibhu)
  9. kaumārawho was unmarried
  10. brahmacāriṇaḥand fixed in the brahmacārī stage of life
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 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

In what small area of my life could I practice greater self-control?

Practice

Choose one unnecessary indulgence to set aside today as a small exercise in self-control.

Live this todayLearn Self-Control from VibhuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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