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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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Canto 11 · Chapter 12: Beyond Renunciation and Knowledge
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 11.12.14-15

Āśraya· The supreme shelter

तस्मात्त्वमुद्धवोत्सृज्य चोदनां प्रतिचोदनाम् ।

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च श्रोतव्यं श्रुतमेव च ॥ १४ ॥

मामेकमेव शरणमात्मानं सर्वदेहिनाम् ।

याहि सर्वात्मभावेन मया स्या ह्यकुतोभय: ॥ १५ ॥

tasmāt tvam uddhavotsṛjya

codanāṁ praticodanām

pravṛttiṁ ca nivṛttiṁ ca

śrotavyaṁ śrutam eva ca

mām ekam eva śaraṇam

ātmānaṁ sarva-dehinām

yāhi sarvātma-bhāvena

mayā syā hy akuto-bhayaḥ

Translation

Therefore, My dear Uddhava, abandon the Vedic mantras as well as the procedures of supplementary Vedic literatures and their positive and negative injunctions. Disregard that which has been heard and that which is to be heard. Simply take shelter of Me alone, for I am the Supreme Personality of Godhead, situated within the heart of all conditioned souls. Take shelter of Me wholeheartedly, and by My grace be free from fear in all circumstances.

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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.

Take Wholehearted Shelter of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa asks Uddhava to take shelter of Him alone, wholeheartedly. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead within every conditioned soul’s heart, and by His grace one becomes free from fear.

  2. 2

    Neither mere renunciation nor ordinary, sectarian religious principles bring perfection. Through association with pure devotees, one must learn to love the Lord in His personal, original form.

  3. 3

    Loving devotees accept Kṛṣṇa and devotional service to Him as the only goal of life. Rather than becoming entangled in fruitive activities or mental speculation, one should follow the authorized, regulated process of bhakti-yoga.

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