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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 13: Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home
1.13.261.13.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.13.27

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Vidurasince 1.13.18inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

य: स्वकात्परतो वेह जातनिर्वेद आत्मवान् ।

हृदि कृत्वा हरिं गेहात्प्रव्रजेत्स नरोत्तम: ॥ २७ ॥

yaḥ svakāt parato veha

jāta-nirveda ātmavān

hṛdi kṛtvā hariṁ gehāt

pravrajet sa narottamaḥ

Translation

He is certainly a first-class man who awakens and understands, either by himself or from others, the falsity and misery of this material world and thus leaves home and depends fully on the Personality of Godhead residing within his heart.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Depend Fully on the Lord Within

  1. 1

    Real perfection on the path of liberation means depending fully on the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He resides in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā.

  2. 2

    A steadfast devotee knows that he is never alone, even in a remote jungle. The Lord is with him and can protect His sincere devotee in difficult circumstances.

  3. 3

    Practice devotional service at home by hearing and chanting about the Lord in the association of pure devotees. Sincere practice awakens God consciousness, whereas seeking material gain prevents complete dependence on Him.

Key points from the purport
  • The idea is that the renounced order of life, after a frustrated life of sentiment in the material world, may be the stepping stone on the path of self-realization, but real perfection of the path of liberation is attained when one is practiced to depend fully on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who lives in everyone’s heart as Paramātmā.
  • The Supreme Personality of Godhead is with him, and He can protect His sincere devotee in any awkward circumstance.
  • One who desires material benefit by such devotional activities can never depend on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, although He sits in everyone’s heart.

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

Bereavement → Renunciation. The worldly support system recedes and attachment is exposed.

Chapters 13–15 of Canto 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs; Kṛṣṇa disappears; Pāṇḍavas retire. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: Dhṛtarāṣṭra Quits Home

Vidura warns of inevitable death; Dhṛtarāṣṭra leaves home, and Yudhiṣṭhira finds his elders absent.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥanyone who
  2. svakātby his own awakening
  3. parataḥ vāor by hearing from another
  4. ihahere in this world
  5. jātabecomes
  6. nirvedaḥindifferent to material attachment
  7. ātmavānconsciousness
  8. hṛdiwithin the heart
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotee”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 1.13

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

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

Is your devotional practice directed toward dependence on the Lord or toward material rewards?

Practice

Spend a few minutes at home today chanting the Lord’s holy name without asking for material gain.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDepend Fully on the Lord WithinThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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