Daily Class

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.22&23 – The dowry system is not illegal, as some have tried to prove. The dowry is a gift given to the daughter by the father to show good will, and it is compulsory. In rare cases where the father is completely unable to give a dowry, it is enjoined that he must at least give a fruit and a flower. As stated in Bhagavad-gītā, God can also be pleased even by a fruit and a flower.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.21 – Thu 09 June 2016 - Pure devotees are so absorbed in thought of Kṛṣṇa that they have no other engagement but are always thinking of Kṛṣṇa. The smile of such a Kṛṣṇa conscious person is so attractive that simply by smiling he wins so many admirers, disciples and followers.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.20 – Kardama Muni preferred to devote his life as a servant of the Lord in paramahaṁsa knowledge and to beget a child only for that purpose, not to beget numberless children to fill up the vacancies in the universe. He knew very well, that Viṣṇu was his worshipable Deity and whatever Viṣṇu desired was his duty, and nothing else.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.19 – Kardama Muni desired to beget a child who would be a ray of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Great householders pray to God to send His representative so that there may be an auspicious movement in human society. This is one reason to beget a child. Another reason is that a highly enlightened parent can train a child in Kṛṣṇa consciousness so that the child will not have to come back again to this miserable world.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.18 – Devahūti was actually the ornament of all ornamented beautiful girls. The real ornaments of a woman are her good qualities. By exhibiting those qualities and serving her husband, Devahūti got the highest benediction of having Lord Kapila as her son. On the contrast Diti approached her husband at a wrong time and overcome by lust and envy which later resulted in the birth of demons. Although Devahūti and Diti had the same desire of having children, they ended up having the Lord and the demons as their sons respectively.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.17 – The Gandharva Viśvāvasu, while flying in the sky, could see Devahūti playing ball on the roof of the palace. The vision was so distinct that he was bewildered by her beauty and by hearing the sound of her ankle bangles, he fell down. Kardama Muni mentioned the incident as he had heard it.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.16 – Kardama Muni wanted to marry Devahūti in the recognized manner of marriage prescribed in the scriptures. As stated in the Vedic scriptures, the first-class process is to call the bridegroom to the home of the bride and hand her to him in charity with a dowry of necessary ornaments, gold, furniture and other household paraphernalia.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 3.22.15 – Kardama Muni accepted the first-class way of marriage because the father was willing and the daughter was qualified. She had never offered her heart to anyone else. All these considerations made Kardama Muni agree to accept the daughter of Svāyambhuva Manu.

SB 3.22.14 Svāyambhuva Manu requested Kardama Muni to accept his daughter, since Kardama had not taken the vow of naiṣṭhika-brahmacarya. He was willing to marry, and the suitable daughter of a high royal family was presented.

Invocation prayers by Acyutānanda Svāmī.