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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 9 · Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
9.3.289.3.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Cyavana Munisince 9.3.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ककुद्मी रेवतीं कन्यां स्वामादाय विभुं गत: ।

पुत्र्यावरं परिप्रष्टुं ब्रह्मलोकमपावृतम् ॥ २९ ॥

kakudmī revatīṁ kanyāṁ

svām ādāya vibhuṁ gataḥ

putryā varaṁ paripraṣṭuṁ

brahmalokam apāvṛtam

Translation

Taking his own daughter, Revatī, Kakudmī went to Lord Brahmā in Brahmaloka, which is transcendental to the three modes of material nature, and inquired about a husband for her.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kakudmī Seeks Guidance From Lord Brahmā

  1. 1

    Kakudmī took his daughter, Revatī, with him to Lord Brahmā in Brahmaloka.

  2. 2

    He went to inquire about a husband for her.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Prabhupāda notes that it appears Brahmaloka, Lord Brahmā’s abode, is also transcendental, above the three modes of material nature.

Key points from the purport
  • It appears that Brahmaloka, the abode of Lord Brahmā, is also transcendental, above the three modes of material nature (apāvṛtam).

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

Change → Acceptance. The instability of worldly identities is a recurring premise.

Chapters 1–3 of Canto 9: Dynastic origins and domestic transformations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Kakudmī was advised by Lord Brahmā to offer his beautiful daughter, Revatī, to Baladeva, who belongs to the viṣṇu-tattva category. After doing this, Kakudmī retired from family life and entered the forest of Badarikāśrama to execute austerities and penances.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.3
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kakudmīKing Kakudmī
  2. revatīmnamed Revatī
  3. kanyāmthe daughter of Kakudmī
  4. svāmhis own
  5. ādāyataking
  6. vibhumbefore Lord Brahmā
  7. gataḥhe went
  8. putryāḥof his daughter
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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 9.3

    In this verse: “inquired”, “inquire”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 9.3

    In this verse: “material”

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

Am I willing to seek guidance when facing an important decision?

Practice

Identify one important question on which you need guidance, and write it clearly.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKakudmī Seeks Guidance From Lord BrahmāThis 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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