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  1. 1Chant the verseSay the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourselfBefore the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translationAsk: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 11 · Chapter 11: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities
11.11.911.11.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.11.10

दैवाधीने शरीरेऽस्मिन् गुणभाव्येन कर्मणा ।

वर्तमानोऽबुधस्तत्र कर्तास्मीति निबध्यते ॥ १० ॥

daivādhīne śarīre ’smin

guṇa-bhāvyena karmaṇā

vartamāno ’budhas tatra

kartāsmīti nibadhyate

Translation

An unintelligent person situated within the body created by his previous fruitive activities thinks, “I am the performer of action.” Bewildered by false ego, such a foolish person is therefore bound up by fruitive activities, which are in fact carried out by the modes of nature.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

False Pride Binds the Dependent Soul

  1. 1

    The present body is shaped by previous fruitive activities. Its activities are carried out by the modes of nature.

  2. 2

    Bewildered by false ego, the living entity thinks, “I am the performer of action.” False pride leads him to ignore his dependence on Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    Considering oneself the doer and enjoyer binds one to fruitive activities. The purport describes passage from one body to another as the Lord’s punishment for sinful rebellion.

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