SB 4.1.10 — FolioCorpus

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.1.10

देवहूतिमदात्तात कर्दमायात्मजां मनु: । तत्सम्बन्धि श्रुतप्रायं भवता गदतो मम ॥ १० ॥

devahūtim adāt tāta

[devahootim adaat taata]

kardamāyātmajāṁ manuḥ

[kardamaayaatmajaam manuh]

tat-sambandhi śruta-prāyaṁ

[tat-sambandhi shruta-praayam]

bhavatā gadato mama

[bhavataa gadato mama]

Word-for-word

devahūtim — Devahūti adāt — handed over tāta — my dear son kardamāya — unto the great sage Kardama ātmajām — daughter manuḥ — Lord Svāyambhuva Manu tat-sambandhi — in that connection śruta-prāyam — heard almost in full bhavatā — by you gadataḥ — spoken mama — by me.

Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)

devahūtim adāt tāta

devahūtim

Devahūti

adāt

handed over

tāta

my dear son

kardamāyātmajāṁ manuḥ

kardamāya

unto the great sage Kardama

ātmajām

daughter

manuḥ

Lord Svāyambhuva Manu

tat-sambandhi śruta-prāyaṁ

tat-sambandhi

in that connection

śruta-prāyam

heard almost in full

bhavatā gadato mama

bhavatā

by you

gadataḥ

spoken

mama

by me.

My dear son, Svāyambhuva Manu handed over his very dear daughter Devahūti to Kardama Muni. I have already spoken to you about them, and you have heard about them almost in full.

Gauḍīya Ācāryas

Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya

Translation

Manu gave Devahūti the second daughter to Kardama. You have heard from me almost everything about them already. He told about Devahūti’s son and daughters. He says “almost everything” because he had not told about her daughters’ descents.

Personal Guidance

Devahūti was 'very dear' to Manu, yet he gave her to Kardama — true love releases what we cherish into a higher purpose. Holding on tightly is not love; entrusting to dharma is.

Reflection Questions

What dear thing am I refusing to release into a higher purpose?
Do I confuse attachment with love?

📝 My note

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