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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 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
1.9.131.9.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.9.14

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Bhīṣmadevasince 1.9.12inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

सर्वं कालकृतं मन्ये भवतां च यदप्रियम् ।

सपालो यद्वशे लोको वायोरिव घनावलि: ॥ १४ ॥

sarvaṁ kāla-kṛtaṁ manye

bhavatāṁ ca yad-apriyam

sapālo yad-vaśe loko

vāyor iva ghanāvaliḥ

Translation

In my opinion, this is all due to inevitable time, under whose control everyone in every planet is carried, just as the clouds are carried by the wind.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remain Faithful Under Time’s Control

  1. 1

    Everyone within the material universe is controlled by kāla, or time, just as clouds are carried by the wind. Time is a forceful representative of the Lord.

  2. 2

    Even the most pious person must bear the conditions of material nature. Yudhiṣṭhira should not assume that his suffering came from sins in a previous birth.

  3. 3

    One should remain faithful to the Lord, guided by bona fide brāhmaṇas and Vaiṣṇavas and following religious principles. Even Brahmājī is under time’s control.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus Yudhiṣṭhira should not be sorry for the inconceivable action of time.
  • One should not be disturbed by the tricks of eternal time.
  • Even the great controller of the universe, Brahmājī, is also under the control of that time; therefore, one should not grudge being thus controlled by time despite being a true follower of religious principles.

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

Grief → Trust. Violence and bereavement make Kṛṣṇa's protective presence precious.

Chapters 7–9 of Canto 1: Postwar anguish, Kuntī and Bhīṣma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Bhīṣmadeva instructs Yudhiṣṭhira and fixes his attention on Kṛṣṇa as he prepares to pass away.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarvamall this
  2. kāla-kṛtamdone by inevitable time
  3. manyeI think
  4. bhavatām cafor you also
  5. yatwhatever
  6. apriyamdetestable
  7. sa-pālaḥwith the rulers
  8. yat-vaśeunder the control of that time
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “suffering”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “material”

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

Do I mistake hardship for proof that faithfulness to the Lord has failed?

Practice

Name one change beyond your control, then choose one religious principle to keep following despite it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemain Faithful Under Time’s ControlThis 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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