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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.14.5

Who is speaking and story frame

पुरेह भूमन् बहवोऽपि योगिन-

स्त्वदर्पितेहा निजकर्मलब्धया ।

विबुध्य भक्त्यैव कथोपनीतया

प्रपेदिरेऽञ्जोऽच्युत ते गतिं पराम् ॥ ५ ॥

pureha bhūman bahavo ’pi yoginas

tvad-arpitehā nija-karma-labdhayā

vibudhya bhaktyaiva kathopanītayā

prapedire ’ñjo ’cyuta te gatiṁ parām

Translation

O almighty Lord, in the past many yogīs in this world achieved the platform of devotional service by offering all their endeavors unto You and faithfully carrying out their prescribed duties. Through such devotional service, perfected by the processes of hearing and chanting about You, they came to understand You, O infallible one, and could easily surrender to You and achieve Your supreme abode.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer Your Endeavors and Hear About Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Many yogīs achieved devotional service by offering all their endeavors to the Lord. They faithfully carried out their prescribed duties.

  2. 2

    Their devotional service was perfected through hearing and chanting about the Lord. Through this devotion, they came to understand Him.

  3. 3

    Having understood the infallible Lord through devotion, they could easily surrender to Him. In this way they attained His supreme abode.

How it feels

Peril and pride → Friendship and humility. Divinity is revealed amid intimate childhood play.

Chapters 12–19 of Canto 10: Childhood dangers and Brahmā's amazement. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Only by the devotional process of hearing and chanting transcendental sounds received from Vedic authorities can one realize the Personality of Godhead. It is fruitless to try to realize God through processes outside the scope of Vedic authority.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. purāpreviously
  2. ihain this world
  3. bhūmanO almighty Lord
  4. bahavaḥmany
  5. apiindeed
  6. yoginaḥfollowers of the path of yoga
  7. tvatunto You
  8. arpitahaving offered
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “devotional service”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “duties”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which of your duties could you carry out today as an offering to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Before beginning one duty today, consciously offer that endeavor to Kṛṣṇa, and take a moment afterward to read aloud about Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Your Endeavors and Hear About KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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