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  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.

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.11.7

आत्मानमन्यं च स वेद विद्वा-

नपिप्पलादो न तु पिप्पलाद: ।

योऽविद्यया युक् स तु नित्यबद्धो

विद्यामयो य: स तु नित्यमुक्त: ॥ ७ ॥

ātmānam anyaṁ ca sa veda vidvān

apippalādo na tu pippalādaḥ

yo ’vidyayā yuk sa tu nitya-baddho

vidyā-mayo yaḥ sa tu nitya-muktaḥ

Translation

The bird who does not eat the fruits of the tree is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who by His omniscience perfectly understands His own position and that of the conditioned living entity, represented by the eating bird. That living entity, on the other hand, does not understand himself or the Lord. He is covered by ignorance and is thus called eternally conditioned, whereas the Personality of Godhead, being full of perfect knowledge, is eternally liberated.

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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.

Liberation Means Loving Dependence on Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The Supreme Personality of Godhead perfectly knows Himself and the individual soul. His knowledge is spiritual, and even a liberated soul never equals Him in knowledge.

  2. 2

    Forgetting his identity as the Lord’s eternal servant, the conditioned soul tries to enjoy the fruits of his activities. This beginningless bondage of ignorance can be corrected only through loving devotional service.

  3. 3

    Liberation means freedom from suffering, not freedom from our loving relationship with Kṛṣṇa. The liberated soul offers the fruits of work to the Lord and remains bound to Him by love.

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