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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
10.47.3110.47.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.47.32

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

येनेन्द्रियार्थान् ध्यायेत मृषा स्वप्नवदुत्थित: ।

तन्निरुन्ध्यादिन्द्रियाणि विनिद्र: प्रत्यपद्यत ॥ ३२ ॥

yenendriyārthān dhyāyeta

mṛṣā svapna-vad utthitaḥ

tan nirundhyād indriyāṇi

vinidraḥ pratyapadyata

Translation

As a person just arisen from sleep may continue to meditate on a dream even though it is illusory, so by the agency of the mind one meditates on the sense objects, which the senses can then obtain. Therefore one should become fully alert and bring the mind under control.

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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.

Awaken to Service Through Mind Control

  1. 1

    Dwelling on sense objects resembles continuing to think about an illusory dream after waking. Therefore one should become alert and control the mind.

  2. 2

    Freedom from dreamlike material consciousness restores the soul to its constitutional position as an eternal servitor of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    In this awakened condition, the soul is directly perceived by pure consciousness.

Key points from the purport
  • The verb pratipad means “to be perceived or restored.”
  • The soul that is vinidra, free from the dreamlike condition of material consciousness, is restored to its constitutional position as an eternal servitor of the Lord, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and thus the soul is directly perceived by pure consciousness.

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:

After all, when a woman’s beloved is far away, she fixes her mind upon him constantly. By incessantly remembering Me, you are sure to regain My association without delay.’”
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. yenaby which (mind)
  2. indriyaof the senses
  3. arthānupon the objects
  4. dhyāyetaone meditates
  5. mṛṣāfalse
  6. svapna-vatlike a dream
  7. utthitaḥarisen from sleep
  8. tatthat (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

  • 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

Which recurring thought distracts you from remembering your position as Kṛṣṇa’s servant?

Practice

When one distracting desire arises today, pause and redirect your mind toward serving Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAwaken to Service Through Mind ControlThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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