SB 3.22.39 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.39

एतत्त आदिराजस्य मनोश्चरितमद्भुतम् । वर्णितं वर्णनीयस्य तदपत्योदयं श‍ृणु ॥ ३९ ॥

etat ta ādi-rājasya

[etat ta aadi-raajasya]

manoś caritam adbhutam

[manosh charitam adbhutam]

varṇitaṁ varṇanīyasya

[varnitam varnaneeyasya]

tad-apatyodayaṁ śṛṇu

[tad-apatyodayam shrinu]

Word-for-word

etat — this te — unto you ādi-rājasya — of the first emperor manoḥ — of Svāyambhuva Manu caritam — the character adbhutam — wonderful varṇitam — described varṇanīyasya — whose reputation is worthy of description tat-apatya — of his daughter udayam — to the flourishing śṛṇu — please listen.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

etat ta ādi-rājasya

etat

this

unto you

ādi-rājasya

of the first emperor

manoś caritam adbhutam

manoḥ

of Svāyambhuva Manu

caritam

the character

adbhutam

wonderful

varṇitaṁ varṇanīyasya

varṇitam

described

varṇanīyasya

whose reputation is worthy of description

tad-apatyodayaṁ śṛṇu

tat-apatya

of his daughter

udayam

to the flourishing

śṛṇu

please listen.

I have spoken to you of the wonderful character of Svāyambhuva Manu, the original king, whose reputation is worthy of description. Please hear as I speak of the flourishing of his daughter Devahūti.

Purport

Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Third Canto, Twenty-second Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Marriage of Kardama Muni and Devahūti.”

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

I have described to you the amazing character of Svāyambhuva Manu, the first among kings, who is worthy of describing. Now hear about the power of his daughter. Udayam means power. Thus ends the commentary on Twenty-second Chapter of the Third Canto of the Bhāgavatam for the pleasure of the devotees, in accordance with the previous ācāryas. Chapter Twenty-three Request of Devahūti 3.23: Devahūti's Lamentation 23. Devahūti's Lamentation

Personal Guidance

The verse points beyond impersonal abstraction to a Lord who hears, acts, and relates. Spiritual life gets real once we stop talking about Him and start talking to Him.

Reflection Questions

Where does your idea of God blur into a generic 'higher power' that asks nothing of you?
What single attribute of the Lord, taken seriously today, would reorganize a corner of your life?

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