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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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.74.20-21

यदात्मकमिदं विश्वं क्रतवश्च यदात्मका: ।

अग्निराहुतयो मन्त्रा साङ्ख्यं योगश्च यत्पर: ॥ २० ॥

एक एवाद्वितीयोऽसावैतदात्म्यमिदं जगत् ।

आत्मनात्माश्रय: सभ्या: सृजत्यवति हन्त्यज: ॥ २१ ॥

yad-ātmakam idaṁ viśvaṁ

kratavaś ca yad-ātmakāḥ

agnir āhutayo mantrā

sāṅkhyaṁ yogaś ca yat-paraḥ

eka evādvitīyo ’sāv

aitad-ātmyam idaṁ jagat

ātmanātmāśrayaḥ sabhyāḥ

sṛjaty avati hanty ajaḥ

Translation

This entire universe is founded upon Him, as are the great sacrificial performances, with their sacred fires, oblations and mantras. Sāṅkhya and yoga both aim toward Him, the one without a second. O assembly members, that unborn Lord, relying solely on Himself, creates, maintains and destroys this cosmos by His personal energies, and thus the existence of this universe depends on Him alone.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Everything Depends on the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    The entire universe is founded upon the Lord. Great sacrifices, with their sacred fires, oblations and mantras, also rest upon Him.

  2. 2

    Sāṅkhya and yoga both aim toward Him, the one without a second.

  3. 3

    The unborn Lord relies solely on Himself. Through His personal energies He creates, maintains and destroys the cosmos, whose existence depends on Him alone.

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