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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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Canto 10 · Chapter 87: The Prayers of the Personified Vedas
10.87.4310.87.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.87.44

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lord, Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣisince 10.87.42inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārāyaṇa Ṛṣi → Nārada Muni

त्वं चैतद् ब्रह्मदायाद श्रद्धयात्मानुशासनम् ।

धारयंश्चर गां कामं कामानां भर्जनं नृणाम् ॥ ४४ ॥

tvaṁ caitad brahma-dāyāda

śraddhayātmānuśāsanam

dhārayaṁś cara gāṁ kāmaṁ

kāmānāṁ bharjanaṁ nṛṇām

Translation

And as you wander the earth at will, My dear son of Brahmā, you should faithfully meditate on these instructions concerning the science of the Self, which burn up the material desires of all men.

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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.

Faithful Meditation Burns Material Desires

  1. 1

    Nārada heard these instructions from Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi. He was told to meditate on them faithfully while wandering the earth.

  2. 2

    These teachings concern the science of the Self and burn up material desires.

  3. 3

    The address brahma-dāyāda identifies Nārada as the son of Brahmā. It also indicates that he attained Brahman effortlessly, as though it were his inherited birthright.

Key points from the purport
  • Nārada, the son of Brahmā, heard this account from Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi.
  • The epithet brahma-dāyāda also means that Nārada attained Brahman effortlessly, just as if it were his inherited birthright.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 87: The Prayers of the Personified Vedas

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nārada Muni was equally satisfied to hear this account from Śrī Nārāyaṇa Ṛṣi. Thus Nārada offered his obeisances to the Lord and then went to see his disciple Vedavyāsa, to whom he explained everything he had heard.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.87
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tvamyou
  2. caand
  3. etatthis
  4. brahmaof Brahmā
  5. dāyādaO heir (Nārada)
  6. śraddhayāwith faith
  7. ātma-ānuśāsanaminstruction in the science of the Self
  8. dhārayanmeditating upon
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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 10.87

    In this verse: “material”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.87

    In this verse: “heard”

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

What material desire could I bring into the light of these instructions?

Practice

Pause during your activities today and spend one minute faithfully recalling these teachings.

Live this todayFaithful Meditation Burns Material DesiresThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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