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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 9 · Chapter 3: The Marriage of Sukanyā and Cyavana Muni
9.3.329.3.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.33

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Cyavana Munisince 9.3.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तद् गच्छ देवदेवांशो बलदेवो महाबल: ।

कन्यारत्नमिदं राजन् नररत्नाय देहि भो: ॥ ३३ ॥

tad gaccha deva-devāṁśo

baladevo mahā-balaḥ

kanyā-ratnam idaṁ rājan

nara-ratnāya dehi bhoḥ

Translation

O King, leave here and offer your daughter to Lord Baladeva, who is still present. He is most powerful. Indeed, He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, whose plenary portion is Lord Viṣṇu. Your daughter is fit to be given to Him in charity.

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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.

Recognize Lord Baladeva’s Supreme Position

  1. 1

    The King was instructed to leave and offer his daughter to Lord Baladeva, who was still present.

  2. 2

    Lord Baladeva is most powerful and is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Lord Viṣṇu is His plenary portion.

  3. 3

    The King’s daughter was fit to be given to Lord Baladeva in charity.

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. tattherefore
  2. gacchayou go
  3. deva-deva-aṁśaḥwhose plenary portion is Lord Viṣṇu
  4. baladevaḥknown as Baladeva
  5. mahā-balaḥthe supreme powerful
  6. kanyā-ratnamyour beautiful daughter
  7. idamthis
  8. rājanO King
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 9.3

    In this verse: “king”

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

What does this verse teach me about Lord Baladeva’s position?

Practice

Read the translation aloud once, paying special attention to how it describes Lord Baladeva.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize Lord Baladeva’s Supreme PositionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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