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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 10 · Chapter 47: The Song of the Bee
10.47.2910.47.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.30

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.47.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आत्मन्येवात्मनात्मानं सृजे हन्म्यनुपालये ।

आत्ममायानुभावेन भूतेन्द्रियगुणात्मना ॥ ३० ॥

ātmany evātmanātmānaṁ

sṛje hanmy anupālaye

ātma-māyānubhāvena

bhūtendriya-guṇātmanā

Translation

By Myself I create, sustain and withdraw Myself within Myself by the power of My personal energy, which comprises the material elements, the senses and the modes of nature.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Creation Is an Extension of the Lord

  1. 1

    The Lord creates, sustains and withdraws creation within Himself by His own power.

  2. 2

    His personal energy comprises the material elements, the senses and the modes of nature.

  3. 3

    Although the Lord is the supreme entity, there is no absolute duality between Him and His creation. Creation is an extension of His being, and this verse emphasizes that oneness.

Key points from the purport
  • Although the Lord is the supreme entity, there is no absolute duality between Him and His creation, since the creation is an extension of His being.
  • This oneness is here emphasized by the Lord.

The purport'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

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 47: The Song of the Bee

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

By My potencies I create, maintain and destroy the cosmos. I am indeed most dear to you gopīs, but to increase your attraction for Me and intensify your remembrance of Me, I left you.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.47
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ātmaniwithin Myself
  2. evaindeed
  3. ātmanāby Myself
  4. ātmānamMyself
  5. sṛjeI create
  6. hanmiI destroy
  7. anupālayeI sustain
  8. ātmaMy own
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.47

    In this verse: “material”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might seeing creation as an extension of the Lord change your sense of dependence on Him?

Practice

Look at one thing around you and reflect that creation depends on the Lord and is an extension of His being.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCreation Is an Extension of the LordThis 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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