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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.46.32-33

Who is speaking and story frame

यस्मिन् जन: प्राणवियोगकाले

क्षणं समावेश्य मनोऽविशुद्धम् ।

निर्हृत्य कर्माशयमाशु याति

परां गतिं ब्रह्ममयोऽर्कवर्ण: ॥ ३२ ॥

तस्मिन् भवन्तावखिलात्महेतौ

नारायणे कारणमर्त्यमूर्तौ ।

भावं विधत्तां नितरां महात्मन्

किं वावशिष्टं युवयो: सुकृत्यम् ॥ ३३ ॥

yasmin janaḥ prāṇa-viyoga-kāle

kṣanaṁ samāveśya mano ’viśuddham

nirhṛtya karmāśayam āśu yāti

parāṁ gatiṁ brahma-mayo ’rka-varṇaḥ

tasmin bhavantāv akhilātma-hetau

nārāyaṇe kāraṇa-martya-mūrtau

bhāvaṁ vidhattāṁ nitarāṁ mahātman

kiṁ vāvaśiṣṭaṁ yuvayoḥ su-kṛtyam

Translation

Anyone, even a person in an impure state, who absorbs his mind in Him for just a moment at the time of death burns up all traces of sinful reactions and immediately attains the supreme transcendental destination in a pure, spiritual form as effulgent as the sun. You two have rendered exceptional loving service to Him, Lord Nārāyaṇa, the Supersoul of all and the cause of all existence, the great soul who, although the original cause of everything, has a humanlike form. What pious deeds could still be required of you?

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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.

Loving Service Leaves Nothing Further Required

  1. 1

    Even an impure person who absorbs the mind in the Lord for a moment at death burns up all traces of sinful reactions. That person immediately attains the supreme destination in a pure spiritual form as effulgent as the sun.

  2. 2

    Nanda and Yaśodā have rendered exceptional loving service to Lord Nārāyaṇa. He is the Supersoul of all and the cause of all existence, though His form is humanlike.

  3. 3

    Uddhava asks what pious deeds could still be required of them. Their exceptional loving service is the fulfillment he praises.

How it feels

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One who has attained pure love for the Supreme Absolute Truth in His humanlike form has nothing further to accomplish. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant within wood.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.46
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yasminin whom
  2. janaḥany person
  3. prāṇafrom one’s life air
  4. viyogaof separation
  5. kāleat the time
  6. kṣaṇamfor a moment
  7. samāveśyaabsorbing
  8. manaḥone’s mind
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “death”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “nanda”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “sinful”

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

How does Uddhava’s question help you see loving service as the goal?

Practice

Spend one focused minute remembering the Lord as an offering of loving service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Service Leaves Nothing Further RequiredThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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