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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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.6010.51.62

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.61

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.51.58inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

विचरस्व महीं कामं मय्यावेशितमानस: ।

अस्त्वेवं नित्यदा तुभ्यं भक्तिर्मय्यनपायिनी ॥ ६१ ॥

vicarasva mahīṁ kāmaṁ

mayy āveśita-mānasaḥ

astv evaṁ nityadā tubhyaṁ

bhaktir mayy anapāyinī

Translation

Wander this earth at will, with your mind fixed on Me. May you always possess such unfailing devotion for Me.

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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.

Keep Your Mind Fixed on Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa allows the King to wander the earth at will, with his mind fixed on Him.

  2. 2

    The instruction is to remain inwardly focused on Kṛṣṇa wherever one goes.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa blesses the King with unfailing devotion. Steady devotional service, rather than any particular destination, is the goal.

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:

My dear Mucukunda, you will have perpetual devotion for Me. Now, always remaining surrendered to Me, go perform penances to eradicate the sinful reactions incurred from the killing you had to do in your role as a warrior.
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. vicarasvawander
  2. mahīmthis earth
  3. kāmamat will
  4. mayiin Me
  5. āveśitafixed
  6. mānasaḥyour mind
  7. astumay there be
  8. evamthus
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “devotion”, “devotional service”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “king”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “blesses”

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 can I keep my mind on Kṛṣṇa as I move through today's activities?

Practice

Before going somewhere today, pause briefly and remember Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKeep Your Mind Fixed on KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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