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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.19.39
नूनं भगवतो ब्रह्मन् गृहेषु गृहमेधिनाम् ।
न लक्ष्यते ह्यवस्थानमपि गोदोहनं क्वचित् ॥ ३९ ॥
nūnaṁ bhagavato brahman
gṛheṣu gṛha-medhinām
na lakṣyate hy avasthānam
api go-dohanaṁ kvacit
O powerful brāhmaṇa, it is said that you hardly stay in the houses of men long enough to milk a cow.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Renounced saints may visit householders briefly to receive simple support. The purport describes maintaining saints and sages as a householder’s duty.
Śukadeva Gosvāmī rarely stayed in a house even as long as it takes to milk a cow. Mahārāja Parīkṣit therefore wanted to receive instruction without delay.
Householders should seek transcendental knowledge from visiting sages, not things available in the market. Material support and spiritual instruction form their reciprocal relationship.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Parīkṣit accepts impending death, sits beside the Ganges, and asks Śukadeva Gosvāmī about perfection.
Back to this verse in chapter 1.19Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.19
In this verse: “householders”, “material”
Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment
Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 1.19
In this verse: “renounced”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 1.19
In this verse: “knowledge”
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When I meet a saintly person, do I seek spiritual understanding or material favors?
Prepare one question seeking transcendental knowledge for your next opportunity to speak with a saintly devotee.
The story this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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