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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
9.3.79.3.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.3.8

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

दुहितुस्तद् वच: श्रुत्वा शर्यातिर्जातसाध्वस: ।

मुनिं प्रसादयामास वल्मीकान्तर्हितं शनै: ॥ ८ ॥

duhitus tad vacaḥ śrutvā

śaryātir jāta-sādhvasaḥ

muniṁ prasādayām āsa

valmīkāntarhitaṁ śanaiḥ

Translation

After hearing this statement by his daughter, King Śaryāti was very much afraid. In various ways, he tried to appease Cyavana Muni, for it was he who sat within the hole of the earthworm.

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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.

Responding to Wrongdoing With Appeasement

  1. 1

    King Śaryāti became very much afraid after hearing his daughter’s statement.

  2. 2

    Cyavana Muni was the one sitting within the hole of the earthworm.

  3. 3

    The King tried in various ways to appease the sage.

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. duhituḥof his daughter
  2. tat vacaḥthat statement
  3. śrutvāafter hearing
  4. śaryātiḥKing Śaryāti
  5. jāta-sādhvasaḥbecoming afraid
  6. munimunto Cyavana Muni
  7. prasādayām āsatried to appease
  8. valmīka-antarhitamwho was sitting within the hole of the earthworm
  9. śanaiḥgradually
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 9.3

    In this verse: “hearing”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 9.3

    In this verse: “afraid”

  • 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

When I learn that harm has been done, do I try to help make matters right?

Practice

Take one gentle step to make amends for a wrong, such as offering a sincere apology.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayResponding to Wrongdoing With AppeasementThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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