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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
9.3.59.3.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.3.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अप्यभद्रं न युष्माभिर्भार्गवस्य विचेष्टितम् ।

व्यक्तं केनापि नस्तस्य कृतमाश्रमदूषणम् ॥ ६ ॥

apy abhadraṁ na yuṣmābhir

bhārgavasya viceṣṭitam

vyaktaṁ kenāpi nas tasya

kṛtam āśrama-dūṣaṇam

Translation

How strange it is that one of us has attempted to do something wrong to Cyavana Muni, the son of Bhṛgu. It certainly appears that someone among us has polluted this āśrama.

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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.

Respect the Sage and His Āśrama

  1. 1

    Śaryāti suspected that someone among them had done something wrong to Cyavana Muni.

  2. 2

    He identified Cyavana Muni as the son of Bhṛgu.

  3. 3

    It appeared to him that someone in their own group had polluted the āśrama.

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:

One day, Śaryāti, along with his daughter, known as Sukanyā, went to the āśrama of Cyavana Muni. There Sukanyā saw two glowing substances within a hole of earthworms, and by chance she pierced those two glowing substances.
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. apialas
  2. abhadramsomething mischievous
  3. naḥamong us
  4. yuṣmābhiḥby ourselves
  5. bhārgavasyaof Cyavana Muni
  6. viceṣṭitamhas been attempted
  7. vyaktamnow it is clear
  8. kena apiby someone
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 9.3

    In this verse: “āśrama”

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 carefully do I respect places devoted to spiritual life?

Practice

When entering a place of spiritual practice today, take care not to disturb or soil it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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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 9.3's connections

Live this todayRespect the Sage and His ĀśramaThis 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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