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  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?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.16.42-43

भूतमात्रेन्द्रियप्राणमनोबुद्ध्याशयात्मने ।

त्रिगुणेनाभिमानेन गूढस्वात्मानुभूतये ॥ ४२ ॥

नमोऽनन्ताय सूक्ष्माय कूटस्थाय विपश्चिते ।

नानावादानुरोधाय वाच्यवाचकशक्तये ॥ ४३ ॥

bhūta-mātrendriya-prāṇa-

mano-buddhy-āśayātmane

tri-guṇenābhimānena

gūḍha-svātmānubhūtaye

namo ’nantāya sūkṣmāya

kūṭa-sthāya vipaścite

nānā-vādānurodhāya

vācya-vācaka-śaktaye

Translation

Obeisances unto You, who are the ultimate soul of the physical elements, of the subtle basis of perception, of the senses, of the vital air of life, and of the mind, intelligence and consciousness. By Your arrangement the infinitesimal spirit souls falsely identify with the three modes of material nature, and their perception of their own true self thus becomes clouded. We offer our obeisances unto You, the unlimited Supreme Lord, the supremely subtle one, the omniscient Personality of Godhead, who are always fixed in unchanging transcendence, who sanction the opposing views of different philosophies, and who are the power upholding expressed ideas and the words that express them.

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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.

Know the Lord Beyond Material Identification

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord is the ultimate soul of the physical elements, perception, senses and vital air. He is also the ultimate soul of mind, intelligence and consciousness.

  2. 2

    By His arrangement, infinitesimal spirit souls falsely identify with the three modes of material nature. This identification clouds their perception of their true selves.

  3. 3

    The unlimited, omniscient Personality of Godhead remains fixed in unchanging transcendence. He sanctions opposing philosophical views and upholds both expressed ideas and the words expressing them.

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