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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 19: The Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī
1.19.321.19.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.19.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 1.19.32inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

येषां संस्मरणात्पुंसां सद्य: शुद्ध्यन्ति वै गृहा: ।

किं पुनर्दर्शनस्पर्शपादशौचासनादिभि: ॥ ३३ ॥

yeṣāṁ saṁsmaraṇāt puṁsāṁ

sadyaḥ śuddhyanti vai gṛhāḥ

kiṁ punar darśana-sparśa-

pāda-śaucāsanādibhiḥ

Translation

Simply by our remembering you, our houses become instantly sanctified. And what to speak of seeing you, touching you, washing your holy feet and offering you a seat in our home?

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Welcome Saints With Gratitude

  1. 1

    Even remembering a saintly devotee sanctifies the home. The translation further praises meeting, honoring and welcoming such a devotee.

  2. 2

    Holy places remain sanctified by the presence of great saints, who remove accumulated sins. Their presence also purifies the homes of worldly people.

  3. 3

    Saints visit householders not for selfish gain but to sanctify their homes. Householders should therefore receive them gratefully and avoid dishonoring them.

Key points from the purport
  • The importance of holy places of pilgrimage is due to the presence of great sages and saints.
  • Therefore, the holy saints actually have no self-interest with the householders.
  • The only aim of such saints is to sanctify the houses of the householders, and the householders therefore should feel grateful when such saints and sages appear at their doors.

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

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Antya 7.10

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.19.33).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Remorse and urgency → Surrender and inquiry. Seven days to live become the impetus for complete spiritual hearing.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 1: Parīkṣit is cursed and welcomes Śukadeva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 19: The Appearance of Śukadeva Gosvāmī

Parīkṣit accepts impending death, sits beside the Ganges, and asks Śukadeva Gosvāmī about perfection.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yeṣāmof whom
  2. saṁsmaraṇātby remembrance
  3. puṁsāmof a person
  4. sadyaḥinstantly
  5. śuddhyanticleanses
  6. vaicertainly
  7. gṛhāḥall houses
  8. kimwhat
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 1.19

    In this verse: “purifies”, “sins”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.19

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.19

    In this verse: “householders”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make my welcome to saintly devotees more grateful and respectful?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment at home remembering a saintly devotee and appreciating their purifying presence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayWelcome Saints With GratitudeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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