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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
10.73.2210.73.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.73.23

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 10.73.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

उदासीनाश्च देहादावात्मारामा धृतव्रता: ।

मय्यावेश्य मन: सम्यङ्‌मामन्ते ब्रह्म यास्यथ ॥ २३ ॥

udāsīnāś ca dehādāv

ātmārāmā dhṛta-vratāḥ

mayy āveśya manaḥ samyaṅ

mām ante brahma yāsyatha

Translation

Be detached from the body and everything connected to it. Remaining self-satisfied, steadfastly keep your vows while concentrating your minds fully on Me. In this way you will ultimately attain Me, the Supreme Absolute Truth.

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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.

Steadfast Devotion Leads to the Lord

  1. 1

    The Lord instructed the kings to be detached from the body and everything connected with it.

  2. 2

    They were to remain self-satisfied, keep their vows steadfastly and concentrate their minds fully on Him.

  3. 3

    By following these instructions, they would ultimately attain Him, the Supreme Absolute Truth.

How it feels

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Fixing your minds on Me, beget progeny, and remain always equipoised in happiness and distress. Thus at the end of your lives you will surely attain Me.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.73
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. udāsīnāḥindifferent
  2. caand
  3. deha-ādauto the body and so on
  4. ātma-ārāmāḥself-satisfied
  5. dhṛtaholding firmly
  6. vratāḥto your vows
  7. mayiupon Me
  8. āveśyaconcentrating
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “detached”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “absolute truth”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “kings”

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 commitment helps you keep your mind concentrated on the Lord?

Practice

Carefully fulfill one devotional commitment today, giving it your full attention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySteadfast Devotion Leads to the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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