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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 15: The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely
1.15.461.15.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 1.15.47-48

Nirodha· Winding up

तद्ध्यानोद्रिक्तया भक्त्या विशुद्धधिषणा: परे ।

तस्मिन् नारायणपदे एकान्तमतयो गतिम् ॥ ४७ ॥

अवापुर्दुरवापां ते असद्भ‍िर्विषयात्मभि: ।

विधूतकल्मषा स्थानं विरजेनात्मनैव हि ॥ ४८ ॥

tad-dhyānodriktayā bhaktyā

viśuddha-dhiṣaṇāḥ pare

tasmin nārāyaṇa-pade

ekānta-matayo gatim

avāpur duravāpāṁ te

asadbhir viṣayātmabhiḥ

vidhūta-kalmaṣā sthānaṁ

virajenātmanaiva hi

Translation

Thus by pure consciousness due to constant devotional remembrance, they attained the spiritual sky, which is ruled over by the Supreme Nārāyaṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa. This is attained only by those who meditate upon the one Supreme Lord without deviation. This abode of the Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, known as Goloka Vṛndāvana, cannot be attained by persons who are absorbed in the material conception of life. But the Pāṇḍavas, being completely washed of all material contamination, attained that abode in their very same bodies.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Steady Devotion Leads to the Lord’s Abode

  1. 1

    Through constant devotional remembrance, the Pāṇḍavas became completely purified and attained Goloka Vṛndāvana. This abode belongs to the Supreme Nārāyaṇa, Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Actual guidance from a bona fide spiritual master matters in attaining spiritual perfection. Spiritual discipline can transform a person without a change of body.

  3. 3

    Systematic devotional service without deviation carries one beyond the three modes of material nature. By advancing in that same service, the Pāṇḍavas attained the Lord’s abode in their very same bodies.

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