Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.24.21
गते शतधृतौ क्षत्त: कर्दमस्तेन चोदित: ।
यथोदितं स्वदुहितृ: प्रादाद्विश्वसृजां तत: ॥ २१ ॥
gate śata-dhṛtau kṣattaḥ
[gate shata-dhritau kshattah]
kardamas tena coditaḥ
[kardamas tena choditah]
yathoditaṁ sva-duhitṝḥ
[yathoditam sva-duhitreeh]
prādād viśva-sṛjāṁ tataḥ
[praadaad vishva-srijaam tatah]
Word-for-word
gate
—
after he departed
śata-dhṛtau
—
Lord Brahmā
kṣattaḥ
—
O Vidura
kardamaḥ
—
Kardama Muni
tena
—
by him
coditaḥ
—
ordered
yathā-uditam
—
as told
sva-duhitṝḥ
—
his own daughters
prādāt
—
handed over
viśva-sṛjām
—
to the creators of the world’s population
tataḥ
—
thereafter.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
gate śata-dhṛtau kṣattaḥ
gate
after he departed
śata-dhṛtau
Lord Brahmā
kṣattaḥ
O Vidura
kardamas tena coditaḥ
kardamaḥ
Kardama Muni
tena
by him
coditaḥ
ordered
yathoditaṁ sva-duhitṝḥ
yathā-uditam
as told
sva-duhitṝḥ
his own daughters
prādād viśva-sṛjāṁ tataḥ
prādāt
handed over
viśva-sṛjām
to the creators of the world’s population
tataḥ
thereafter.
O Vidura, after the departure of Brahmā, Kardama Muni, having been ordered by Brahmā, handed over his nine daughters, as instructed, to the nine great sages who created the population of the world.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
O Vidura! After Brahmā departed, Kardama, as ordered by him, according to scriptural rules, then gave his daughters to the creators of population.
Śata-dhṛtau means Brahmā. Yathoditam means according to scripture. He gave his daughters to the creators of the universal population (viśva-sṛjām).
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Personal Guidance
After Brahmā's departure, Kardama hands over his nine daughters to the nine great sages as ordered. Major obediences happen after the leader leaves. Faithfulness to instruction continues whether or not the instructor is present.
Reflection Questions
- What instructions am I carrying that I should fulfill even now that the instructor isn't watching?
- Whose absence is testing my obedience?
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