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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 8 · Chapter 1: The Manus, Administrators of the Universe
8.1.48.1.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 8.1.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 8.1.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आकूत्यां देवहूत्यां च दुहित्रोस्तस्य वै मनो: ।

धर्मज्ञानोपदेशार्थं भगवान्पुत्रतां गत: ॥ ५ ॥

ākūtyāṁ devahūtyāṁ ca

duhitros tasya vai manoḥ

dharma-jñānopadeśārthaṁ

bhagavān putratāṁ gataḥ

Translation

Svāyambhuva Manu had two daughters, named Ākūti and Devahūti. From their wombs, the Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as two sons named Yajñamūrti and Kapila respectively. These sons were entrusted with preaching about religion and knowledge.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Teaches Religion and Knowledge

  1. 1

    Ākūti and Devahūti were two daughters of Svāyambhuva Manu.

  2. 2

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead appeared as Ākūti's son Yajñamūrti and Devahūti's son Kapila.

  3. 3

    Both Yajñamūrti and Kapila taught religion and philosophical knowledge.

Key points from the purport
  • Devahūti’s son was known as Kapila, and Ākūti’s son was known as Yajñamūrti.
  • Both of Them taught about religion and philosophical knowledge.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

His two daughters, namely Ākūti and Devahūti, gave birth to two sons, named Yajña and Kapila respectively. Because Śukadeva Gosvāmī had already described the activities of Kapila in the Third Canto, he now described the activities of Yajña.
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. ākūtyāmfrom the womb of Ākūti
  2. devahūtyām caand from the womb of Devahūti
  3. duhitroḥof the two daughters
  4. tasyaof him
  5. vaiindeed
  6. manoḥof Svāyambhuva Manu
  7. dharmareligion
  8. jñānaand knowledge
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 8.1

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “philosophical”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 8.1

    In this verse: “religion”

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

How does the Lord's appearance as a teacher deepen my interest in His instructions?

Practice

Write down the two mother-and-son pairs and the purpose of the Lord's appearances.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 8.1's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Teaches Religion and KnowledgeThis 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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