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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 1 · Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
1.10.221.10.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.23

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.10.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

स वा अयं यत्पदमत्र सूरयो

जितेन्द्रिया निर्जितमातरिश्वन: ।

पश्यन्ति भक्त्युत्कलितामलात्मना

नन्वेष सत्त्वं परिमार्ष्टुमर्हति ॥ २३ ॥

sa vā ayaṁ yat padam atra sūrayo

jitendriyā nirjita-mātariśvanaḥ

paśyanti bhakty-utkalitāmalātmanā

nanv eṣa sattvaṁ parimārṣṭum arhati

Translation

Here is the same Supreme Personality of Godhead whose transcendental form is experienced by the great devotees who are completely cleansed of material consciousness by dint of rigid devotional service and full control of life and the senses. And that is the only way to purify existence.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Purify the Senses Through Devotional Service

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead can be known as He is only through pure devotional service. Steady service clears the mind of material dust.

  2. 2

    The senses cannot simply stop acting; they need better engagements. Devotional service controls and purifies them by giving them more attractive activities in the Lord’s service.

  3. 3

    Devotional service is not inaction: anything done in the Lord’s service becomes purified of its material nature. By His grace, factual knowledge is revealed within the devotee’s heart.

Key points from the purport
  • As it is stated in Bhagavad-gītā, the Lord can be known in His real nature by dint of pure devotional service only.
  • So it is stated here that only the great devotees of the Lord who are able to clear the mind of all material dust by rigid devotional service can experience the Lord as He is.
  • Therefore controlling the senses by devotional service is the only and easiest means.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā

Kṛṣṇa leaves Hastināpura for Dvārakā amid His relatives’ affection and praise.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥHe
  2. vaiby providence
  3. ayamthis
  4. yatthat which
  5. padam atrahere is the same Personality of Godhead Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  6. sūrayaḥgreat devotees
  7. jita-indriyāḥwho have overcome the influence of the senses
  8. nirjitathoroughly controlled
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”, “devotee’s”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “purify”, “cleansed”, “purifies”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “material”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How could I give one of my senses a better engagement in the Lord’s service?

Practice

Use your voice today to read this translation aloud attentively as an act of devotional service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPurify the Senses Through Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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