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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

9.3.33 9.3.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.34

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

भुवो भारावताराय भगवान् भूतभावन: ।

अवतीर्णो निजांशेन पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तन: ॥ ३४ ॥

bhuvo bhārāvatārāya

bhagavān bhūta-bhāvanaḥ

avatīrṇo nijāṁśena

puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ

Translation

Lord Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. One who hears and chants about Him is purified. Because He is always the well-wisher of all living entities, He has descended with all His paraphernalia to purify the entire world and lessen its burden.

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

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing and Chanting About Baladeva Purifies

1
Lord Baladeva is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Hearing and chanting about Him purifies a person.
2
He is always the well-wisher of all living entities.
3
He has descended with all His paraphernalia to purify the entire world and lessen its burden.

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.3

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

bhuvaḥof the world
bhāra-avatārāyato lessen the burden
bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
bhūta-bhāvanaḥalways the well-wisher of all the living entities
avatīrṇaḥnow He has descended
nija-aṁśenawith all the paraphernalia that is part of Him
puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥHe is simply worshiped by hearing and chanting, by which one becomes purified

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
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 9.3
In this verse: “chants”, “chanting”, “hearing”
Śuddhi · Inner transformation
The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 9.3
In this verse: “purified”, “purifies”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make room today for hearing and chanting about Lord Baladeva?

Practice

Spend one minute reading aloud this verse’s description of Lord Baladeva and His care for all living entities.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHearing and Chanting About Baladeva PurifiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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