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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.12.27

छायाया: कर्दमो जज्ञे देवहूत्या: पति: प्रभु: । मनसो देहतश्चेदं जज्ञे विश्वकृतो जगत् ॥ २७ ॥
chāyāyāḥ kardamo jajñe
[chaayaayaah kardamo jajne]
devahūtyāḥ patiḥ prabhuḥ
[devahootyaah patih prabhuh]
manaso dehataś cedaṁ
[manaso dehatash chedam]
jajñe viśva-kṛto jagat
[jajne vishva-krito jagat]
Word-for-word
chāyāyāḥ — by the shadow kardamaḥ — Kardama Muni jajñe — became manifested devahūtyāḥ — of Devahūti patiḥ — husband prabhuḥ — the master manasaḥ — from the mind dehataḥ — from the body ca — also idam — this jajñe — developed viśva — the universe kṛtaḥ — of the creator jagat — cosmic manifestation.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
chāyāyāḥ kardamo jajñe
chāyāyāḥ
by the shadow
kardamaḥ
Kardama Muni
jajñe
became manifested
devahūtyāḥ patiḥ prabhuḥ
devahūtyāḥ
of Devahūti
patiḥ
husband
prabhuḥ
the master
manaso dehataś cedaṁ
manasaḥ
from the mind
dehataḥ
from the body
ca
also
idam
this
jajñe viśva-kṛto jagat
jajñe
developed
viśva
the universe
kṛtaḥ
of the creator
jagat
cosmic manifestation.
Sage Kardama, husband of the great Devahūti, was manifested from the shadow of Brahmā. Thus all became manifested from either the body or the mind of Brahmā.
Purport

Although one of the three modes of material nature is always prominent, they are never represented unalloyed by one another. Even in the most prominent existence of the two lower qualities, the modes of passion and ignorance, there is sometimes a tinge of the mode of goodness. Therefore all the sons generated from the body or the mind of Brahmā were in the modes of passion and ignorance, but some of them, like Kardama, were born in the mode of goodness. Nārada was born in the transcendental state of Brahmā.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Kardama, the husband of Devahūtī, appeared from Brahmā’s splendor. In this way, the universe appeared from the mind and body of Brahmā. This verse shows that even in states of tamas and rajas sometimes some amount of satttva will manifest. Chāyāyāḥ means “from Brahmā’s splendor.”
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Personal Guidance
The cosmology here is not abstract scenery — it locates the reader inside a vast, intelligent order. Seeing your tiny role in this design quietly cools the urge to make yourself the centre. The verse anchors this in modes of material nature.
Reflection Questions
  • How does it change your day to remember the universe was not built around your preferences?
  • What would humility actually look like for you in your work this week?
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