# Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam Canto 3
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<h3>0035/SB 3-3-1</h3>
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<h3>Art 0035/0035/SB 3-3-3</h3>
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<h3>Art 0035/0035/SB 3-3-4</h3>
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<h3>Art 0216/Art 0216/SB3 37</h3>
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<h3>Art 0216/Art 0216/SB3 9</h3>
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<h3>Svayambhuva Manu Brings Devahuti to Marry Kardama</h3>
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<h3>Kapila, Son of Devahuti</h3>
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<h3>The Embryo Prays to Visnu</h3>
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<h3>Art 0217/Art 0217/SB3 23</h3>
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<h3>Art 0217/SB3 18</h3>
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<h3>Duryodhana Insults Vidura</h3>
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## Volume 1
<h3>Krsna and Balarama and the Ass Demons</h3>
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*While playing like small children, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma killed Dhenukāsura and the other ass demons.*
<h3>Vidura Leaves Dhrtarastra's Palace</h3>
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*Vidura placed his bow at the door and quit his brother's palace for good.*
<h3>The Birth of Rudra</h3>
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*"Although he tried to curb his anger, it came out from between his eyebrows,
and a child of mixed blue and red was immediately generated."*
<h3>The Princesses Liberated by Krsna</h3>
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*The 16,000 princesses all looked upon Lord Kṛṣṇa with eagerness, joy, and shyness and offered to be His wives.*
<h3>Krsna, the Ranacora</h3>
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*Kṛṣṇa is known as Ranchor, or one who fled from fighting.*
<h3>Krsna Speaks to Maitreya and Uddhava</h3>
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*"Because of your pure and unflinching devotional service, your visit to
Me in this lonely place is a great boon for you."*
<h3>Maitreya Instructs Vidura</h3>
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*EN SB 3.1 1987: At Hardwar, the source of the celestial Ganges River, Vidura met Maitreya Muni and inquired from him as follows: “O great sage, please instruct me on how one should live for real happiness.”*
<h3>Krsna Dances on Kaliya's Hoods</h3>
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<h3>The Rasa Dance</h3>
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*EN KB 2018 one-vol: Kṛṣṇa expanded Himself into many identical forms to enjoy His rāsa dance with the gopīs. In the company of those supremely beautiful cowherd girls, who worshiped Him with pure devotion, Lord Kṛṣṇa appeared like a greenish sapphire locket in the midst of a golden necklace decorated with valuable stones.*
<h3>Secondary Creation</h3>
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*Creation of the universe by Lord Brahmā, the great grandfather of all living
beings.*
<h3>Universal Devastation</h3>
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*EN SB 12 1988: At the time of cosmic annihilation, a great fire flares up from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, burning everything throughout the universe and then scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.*
<h3>Diti Begs Kasyapa for a Child</h3>
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*EN SB 3.1 1987: While the sage Kaśyapa was meditating in trance, his wife, Diti, afflicted by sex desire, begged him for sexual intercourse.*
<h3>The Four Kumaras Meet Laksmi-Narayana</h3>
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*EN SB 3.1 1987: The four Kumāras, great sages appearing like children, directly saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the spiritual world, the kingdom of God. The Lord was accompanied by His associates, who were worshiping Him with a fan, an umbrella and other paraphernalia. The sages had been impersonalists, but upon seeing the Lord they became His devotees.*
<h3>The Killing of Dhenukasura</h3>
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*Genau wie Dhenukāsura endeten auch all die anderen Esel-Dämonen auf den Wipfeln der Palmen.*
## Volume 2
<h3>The Birth of Rudra</h3>
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*"Although he tried to curb his anger, it came out from between his eyebrows,
and a child of mixed blue and red was immediately generated."*
<h3>Krsna Lifts Govardhana Hill</h3>
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*Lord Kṛṣṇa exhibits His supernatural power by lifting the Govardhana Hill.*
<h3>Vaikuntha</h3>
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*The sages saw that the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Viṣṇu, had now actually become visible to their eyes.*
<h3>Sankhya-yoga Meditation</h3>
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*The perfection of yoga is to meditate on the Supreme Personality of Godhead within one's heart and make Him the ultimate goal of life.*
<h3>Samsara: Who Am I?</h3>
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*EN SB 3.2 1987: The first step in Kapiladeva’s sāṅkya-yoga system is to understand the difference between the soul and the body, and how the soul passes through various bodies by the process of reincarnation.*
<h3>Sinners Tortured</h3>
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*EN SB 3.2 1987: After judgment, the sinner is at once engaged in the torturous punishment he is destined to suffer—either being forced to watch his own disembowelment while being burned alive, or being thrown off a cliff, or being torn asunder by elephants, or being forced to eat others’ flesh and have his own eaten, etc.*
<h3>Lord Narayana and Brahma</h3>
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*By his acts of penance, Lord Brahmā was
able to see Garbhodakaśāyī Viṣṇu.*
<h3>Secondary Creation</h3>
![[0062_SB-3-2-5.jpg]]
*Creation of the universe by Lord Brahmā, the great grandfather of all living
beings.*
<h3>Kardama and Kapila</h3>
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*"O Muni, because I told you before that I would become your son, I have descended
to fulfill this truth."*
<h3>Universal Devastation</h3>
![[0063_SB-3-2-3.jpg]]
*EN SB 12 1988: At the time of cosmic annihilation, a great fire flares up from the mouth of Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa, burning everything throughout the universe and then scorching the lifeless cosmic shell.*
<h3>The Secondary Creation: Brahma Casts Off His Impure Body</h3>
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*On the order of the Supreme Lord, Brahmā cast off his impure body.*
<h3>Diti Begs Kasyapa for a Child</h3>
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*EN SB 3.1 1987: While the sage Kaśyapa was meditating in trance, his wife, Diti, afflicted by sex desire, begged him for sexual intercourse.*
<h3>The Four Kumaras Meet Laksmi-Narayana</h3>
![[0073_SB-3-2-7.jpg]]
*EN SB 3.1 1987: The four Kumāras, great sages appearing like children, directly saw the Supreme Personality of Godhead in the spiritual world, the kingdom of God. The Lord was accompanied by His associates, who were worshiping Him with a fan, an umbrella and other paraphernalia. The sages had been impersonalists, but upon seeing the Lord they became His devotees.*
<h3>Devahuti Bathed</h3>
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*The girls very respectfully bathed Devahūti with valuable oils and ointments.*
<h3>Brahma and Narada Visit Kardama and Devahuti</h3>
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*After speaking to Kardama Muni and Devahūti, Lord Brahmā left for his abode.*
<h3>Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Laksmi</h3>
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*Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, can always be found massaging the legs and thighs of the Lord.*
<h3>The Yamadutas Arrive at the Deathbed</h3>
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*The man with uncontrolled senses is arrested by the Yamadūtas at the time of death.*
<h3>Baby Krsna Sucks His Toe</h3>
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*"At the end of the millenium, You lie down on a leaf of a banyan tree, and just like a
small baby, You lick the toe of Your lotus foot."*
## Volume 3
<h3>Kardama and Kapila</h3>
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*"O Muni, because I told you before that I would become your son, I have descended
to fulfill this truth."*
<h3>The Secondary Creation: Brahma Casts Off His Impure Body</h3>
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*On the order of the Supreme Lord, Brahmā cast off his impure body.*
<h3>Kardama’s Aerial Mansion</h3>
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*The sage Kardama instantly produced an aerial mansion by hls yogic power.*
<h3>Lord Visnu Comes to Karma</h3>
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*The Lord appeared before Kardama Muni with His lotus feet placed on the shoulders of Garuḍa.*
<h3>Battle Between Varaha and Hiranyaksa</h3>
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*EN SB 2 1987: As Lord Varāha, the boar incarnation, lifted the earth up from the depths of the Garbhodaka Ocean, the ferocious demon Hiraṇyākṣa attacked Him. A great battle ensued.*
<h3>Devahuti Bathed</h3>
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*The girls very respectfully bathed Devahūti with valuable oils and ointments.*
<h3>Brahma and Narada Visit Kardama and Devahuti</h3>
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*After speaking to Kardama Muni and Devahūti, Lord Brahmā left for his abode.*
## Volume 4
<h3>Krsna and a Dancing Peacock</h3>
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*“Even the impersonalists will become attracted to the personal form of Kṛṣṇa known as Śyāmasundara.” The transcendental form of the Lord is not material. It is composed of the spiritual elements of external existence (sat), full knowledge (cit), and complete bliss (ānanda). It also possesses unlimited opulences.*
<h3>Garbhodakasayi Visnu and Laksmi</h3>
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*Lakṣmī, the goddess of fortune, can always be found massaging the legs and thighs of the Lord.*
<h3>Kapila Instructs Devahuti</h3>
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*The Lord explained the path of the transcendentalists to His mother, Devahūti.*
<h3>Meditation on Paramatma</h3>
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*One should concentrate on the tip of the nose with half-closed eyes and see the form of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.*
<h3>The Yamadutas Arrive at the Deathbed</h3>
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*The man with uncontrolled senses is arrested by the Yamadūtas at the time of death.*
<h3>Baby Krsna Sucks His Toe</h3>
![[0107_SB-3-4-7.jpg]]
*"At the end of the millenium, You lie down on a leaf of a banyan tree, and just like a
small baby, You lick the toe of Your lotus foot."*
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