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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 15: The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely
1.15.271.15.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.15.28

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.15.28inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

सूत उवाच

एवं चिन्तयतो जिष्णो: कृष्णपादसरोरुहम् ।

सौहार्देनातिगाढेन शान्तासीद्विमला मति: ॥ २८ ॥

sūta uvāca

evaṁ cintayato jiṣṇoḥ

kṛṣṇa-pāda-saroruham

sauhārdenātigāḍhena

śāntāsīd vimalā matiḥ

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus being deeply absorbed in thinking of the instructions of the Lord, which were imparted in the great intimacy of friendship, and in thinking of His lotus feet, Arjuna’s mind became pacified and free from all material contamination.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering the Lord Pacifies the Heart

  1. 1

    Arjuna deeply remembered the Lord’s instructions and His lotus feet in a mood of intimate friendship. His mind became peaceful and free from material contamination.

  2. 2

    The Lord is nondifferent from His name, form, qualities, pastimes and actions. His appearance within the devotee’s mind drives away material distress, just as sunlight dispels darkness.

  3. 3

    Lord Caitanya recommended constant chanting of the Lord’s name for protection from material contamination. Even painful separation from the Lord has a transcendental effect that pacifies the devotee’s heart.

Key points from the purport
  • Only those instructions began to eliminate the tinges of material contamination in the mind of Arjuna.
  • The Lord is like the sun; the sun’s appearance means immediate dissipation of darkness, or ignorance, and the Lord’s appearance within the mind of the devotee can at once drive away the miserable material effects.
  • Lord Caitanya has therefore recommended constant chanting of the name of the Lord for protection from all contamination of the material world.

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 15: The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely

Arjuna grieves over Kṛṣṇa’s departure, and the Pāṇḍavas retire, fixing their minds on His lotus feet.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sūtaḥ uvācaSūta Gosvāmī said
  2. evamthus
  3. cintayataḥwhile thinking of the instructions
  4. jiṣṇoḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. kṛṣṇa-pādathe feet of Kṛṣṇa
  6. saroruhamresembling lotuses
  7. sauhārdenaby deep friendship
  8. ati-gāḍhenain great intimacy
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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 1.15

    In this verse: “material”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 1.15

    In this verse: “free from”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.15

    In this verse: “friendship”

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 can I make room today for remembering the Lord’s instructions and name?

Practice

Spend two quiet minutes chanting the Lord’s name and attentively remembering Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it · quoted in 1 more lecture. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Quoted in 1 other lecture

In each of these he quotes this verse while speaking on another verse or subject. "Find the quote" opens the transcript at that spot.

Live this todayRemembering the Lord Pacifies the HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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