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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.1

मैत्रेय उवाच निर्वेदवादिनीमेवं मनोर्दुहितरं मुनि: । दयालु: शालिनीमाह शुक्लाभिव्याहृतं स्मरन् ॥ १ ॥
maitreya uvāca
[maitreya uvaacha]
nirveda-vādinīm evaṁ
[nirveda-vaadineem evam]
manor duhitaraṁ muniḥ
[manor duhitaram munih]
dayāluḥ śālinīm āha
[dayaaluh shaalineem aaha]
śuklābhivyāhṛtaṁ smaran
[shuklaabhivyaahritam smaran]
Word-for-word
maitreyaḥ — the great sage Maitreya uvāca — said nirveda-vādinīm — who was speaking words full of renunciation evam — thus manoḥ — of Svāyambhuva Manu duhitaram — to the daughter muniḥ — the sage Kardama dayāluḥ — merciful śālinīm — who was worthy of praise āha — replied śukla — by Lord Viṣṇu abhivyāhṛtam — what was said smaran — recalling.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
maitreya uvāca
maitreyaḥ
the great sage Maitreya
uvāca
said
nirveda-vādinīm evaṁ
nirveda-vādinīm
who was speaking words full of renunciation
evam
thus
manor duhitaraṁ muniḥ
manoḥ
of Svāyambhuva Manu
duhitaram
to the daughter
muniḥ
the sage Kardama
dayāluḥ śālinīm āha
dayāluḥ
merciful
śālinīm
who was worthy of praise
āha
replied
śuklābhivyāhṛtaṁ smaran
śukla
by Lord Viṣṇu
abhivyāhṛtam
what was said
smaran
recalling.
Recalling the words of Lord Viṣṇu, the merciful sage Kardama replied as follows to Svāyambhuva Manu’s praiseworthy daughter, Devahūti, who was speaking words full of renunciation.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Maitreya said: The merciful sage, remembering the words of Viṣṇu, then spoke to the praiseworthy daughter of Manu who had spoken of detachment from material life. The Twenty-fourth Chapter describes the birth of Kapila, the words of Brahmā, the marriage of Kardama’s daughters and Kardama leaving for the forest, after praising the Lord. Śālinīm means praiseworthy. Kardama remembers what Viṣṇu (śukla) had said. sahāhaṁ svāṁśa-kalayā tvad-vīryeṇa mahā-mune tava kṣetre devahūtyāṁ praṇeṣye tattva-saṁhitām O great sage! Then I will take birth in your wife Devahūti as an expanded form and will write the Tattva-saṁhitā. . SB 3.21.32
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Personal Guidance
Kardama recalls the Lord's words and responds to Devahūti's renunciation-speech mercifully. Even responses to a beloved's spiritual aspirations should be grounded in remembered scriptural direction. Love + memory of guidance is the right reply.
Reflection Questions
  • When a loved one expresses spiritual longing, do I respond from my own ideas or from remembered direction?
  • What instructions of the Lord should color my next intimate conversation?
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