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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 6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva
1.6.211.6.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.6.22

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 1.6.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaNārada Muni → Vyāsadeva

सकृद् यद्दर्शितं रूपमेतत्कामाय तेऽनघ ।

मत्काम: शनकै: साधु सर्वान्मुञ्चति हृच्छयान् ॥ २२ ॥

sakṛd yad darśitaṁ rūpam

etat kāmāya te ’nagha

mat-kāmaḥ śanakaiḥ sādhu

sarvān muñcati hṛc-chayān

Translation

O virtuous one, you have only once seen My person, and this is just to increase your desire for Me, because the more you hanker for Me, the more you will be freed from all material desires.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Desire for the Lord Frees the Heart

  1. 1

    A living being cannot be without desires. Thinking, feeling and willing for the Lord’s service gradually frees one from material entanglement.

  2. 2

    The more one engages in loving service to the Lord, the more one desires that service. Unlike material service, spiritual service has neither satiation nor end.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s service and His person are identical, so His presence can be experienced through intense service. A sincere devotee should continue serving, trusting the Lord to give proper direction.

Key points from the purport
  • The more a person is engaged in the transcendental loving service of the Lord, the more he acquires a hankering for it.
  • Material service has satiation, whereas spiritual service of the Lord has neither satiation nor end.
  • Therefore seeing the Lord means being engaged in His service because His service and His person are identical.

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

Dissatisfaction → Inspired clarity. Even great accomplishment leaves Vyāsa without contentment until devotion is centered.

Chapters 4–6 of Canto 1: Vyāsa is dissatisfied; Nārada directs him to the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Conversation Between Nārada and Vyāsadeva

Nārada recounts seeing Kṛṣṇa within his heart and becoming fixed in unbroken devotional service.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sakṛtonce only
  2. yatthat
  3. darśitamshown
  4. rūpamform
  5. etatthis is
  6. kāmāyafor hankerings
  7. teyour
  8. anaghaO virtuous one
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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 1.6

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.6

    In this verse: “devotee”

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

Which desire could I redirect toward the Lord’s service today?

Practice

Choose one small act of service to the Lord and carry it out with sincere attention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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