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Canto 10 · Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.5910.51.61

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.60

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.51.58inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

युञ्जानानामभक्तानां प्राणायामादिभिर्मन: ।

अक्षीणवासनं राजन् द‍ृश्यते पुनरुत्थितम् ॥ ६० ॥

yuñjānānām abhaktānāṁ

prāṇāyāmādibhir manaḥ

akṣīṇa-vāsanaṁ rājan

dṛśyate punar utthitam

Translation

The minds of nondevotees who engage in such practices as prāṇāyama are not fully cleansed of material desires. Thus, O King, material desires are again seen to arise in their minds.

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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.

Breath Control Alone Does Not Cleanse Desire

  1. 1

    Nondevotees may engage in prāṇāyāma, or yogic breath control, and similar practices.

  2. 2

    Such practices do not fully cleanse their minds of material desires.

  3. 3

    Material desires therefore arise again. These practices are not a substitute for devotion to Kṛṣṇa.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofSB 10.87.33

Thus, O King, material desires are again seen to arise in their minds.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Pleased at this request, the Lord said to Mucukunda, “My devotees are never enticed by material benedictions offered to them; only nondevotees, namely yogīs and speculative philosophers, are interested in material benedictions, having mundane desires in their hearts. My dear Mucukunda, you will have perpetual devotion for Me.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.51
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yuñjānānāmwho are engaging themselves
  2. abhaktānāmof nondevotees
  3. prāṇāyāmawith prāṇāyāma (yogic breath control)
  4. ādibhiḥand other practices
  5. manaḥthe minds
  6. akṣīṇanot eliminated
  7. vāsanamthe last traces of whose material desire
  8. rājanO King (Mucukunda)
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “cleansed”, “cleanse”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “material”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “king”

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

Am I seeking only mental control, or am I also cultivating devotion to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Notice one material desire today, and take a moment to turn your attention toward Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBreath Control Alone Does Not Cleanse DesireThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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