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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.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.27

Who is speaking and story frame

दिष्‍ट्या जनार्दन भवानिह न: प्रतीतो

योगेश्वरैरपि दुरापगति: सुरेशै: ।

छिन्ध्याशु न: सुतकलत्रधनाप्तगेह-

देहादिमोहरशनां भवदीयमायाम् ॥ २७ ॥

diṣṭyā janārdana bhavān iha naḥ pratīto

yogeśvarair api durāpa-gatiḥ sureśaiḥ

chindhy āśu naḥ suta-kalatra-dhanāpta-geha-

dehādi-moha-raśanāṁ bhavadīya-māyām

Translation

It is by our great fortune, Janārdana, that You are now visible to us, for even the masters of yoga and the foremost demigods can achieve this goal only with great difficulty. Please quickly cut the ropes of our illusory attachment for children, wife, wealth, influential friends, home and body. All such attachment is simply the effect of Your illusory material energy.

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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.

Pray for Freedom from Illusory Attachment

  1. 1

    Seeing Janārdana is a great fortune. Even masters of yoga and foremost demigods attain this goal only with great difficulty.

  2. 2

    The prayer asks the Lord to quickly cut the ropes of illusory attachment to children, wife, wealth, influential friends, home and body.

  3. 3

    Such deluding attachment is an effect of the Lord's illusory material energy. The devotee turns to Him for release.

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 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Apart from offering sandal paste to Kṛṣṇa, Trivakrā had never performed any pious acts, yet simply on the strength of the piety of this single act she attained the rare personal association of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Śrī Kṛṣṇa next went to Akrūra’s house with Lord Baladeva and Uddhava.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.48
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. diṣṭyāby fortune
  2. janārdanaO Kṛṣṇa
  3. bhavānYou
  4. ihahere
  5. naḥby us
  6. pratītaḥperceivable
  7. yoga-īśvaraiḥby the masters of mystic yoga
  8. apieven
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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 10.48

    In this verse: “attachment”, “wealth”, “material”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “friends”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “children”

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

Which attachment most often holds your attention away from the Lord?

Practice

Name one attachment in a private prayer and ask Janārdana to free you from its deluding hold.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPray for Freedom from Illusory AttachmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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