1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by canto and chapter
Canto

Canto 11 · General History · 31 chapters

12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031

Choose a chapter to see all its verses.

How to study this verse· six steps
  1. 1Chant the verseSay the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meaningsGo through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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?
  5. 5Read the purport slowlyRead it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched youNote the main points in your own notebook.
Read the full guide: how to hear the Bhāgavatam ›
Canto 11 · Chapter 11: The Symptoms of Conditioned and Liberated Living Entities
11.11.12-1311.11.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.11.14

यस्य स्युर्वीतसङ्कल्पा: प्राणेन्द्रियमनोधियाम् ।

वृत्तय: स विनिर्मुक्तो देहस्थोऽपि हि तद्गुणै: ॥ १४ ॥

yasya syur vīta-saṅkalpāḥ

prāṇendriya-mano-dhiyām

vṛttayaḥ sa vinirmukto

deha-stho ’pi hi tad-guṇaiḥ

Translation

A person is considered to be completely liberated from the gross and subtle material bodies when all the functions of his vital energy, senses, mind and intelligence are performed without material desire. Such a person, although situated within the body, is not entangled.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Purify Every Faculty Through Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Liberation does not require the body’s activities to stop. One is completely liberated when the functions of vital energy, senses, mind and intelligence are free from material desire.

  2. 2

    The material body and mind are subject to lamentation, illusion, hunger, greed and frustration. One who remains active without attachment is not entangled by their qualities.

  3. 3

    Vital energy, senses, mind and intelligence become purified through devotional service to Lord Kṛṣṇa. This service gives activity its purifying direction.

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.