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  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 14: Lord Kṛṣṇa Explains the Yoga System to Śrī Uddhava
11.14.1211.14.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.14.13

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.14.3inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → Uddhava

अकिञ्चनस्य दान्तस्य शान्तस्य समचेतस: ।

मया सन्तुष्टमनस: सर्वा: सुखमया दिश: ॥ १३ ॥

akiñcanasya dāntasya

śāntasya sama-cetasaḥ

mayā santuṣṭa-manasaḥ

sarvāḥ sukha-mayā diśaḥ

Translation

One who does not desire anything within this world, who has achieved peace by controlling his senses, whose consciousness is equal in all conditions and whose mind is completely satisfied in Me finds only happiness wherever he goes.

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Satisfied in Kṛṣṇa, Happy Everywhere

  1. 1

    One who understands material sense gratification as the glare of illusion becomes self-controlled and peaceful. Such a devotee finds satisfaction in the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    A devotee always meditating upon Lord Kṛṣṇa experiences transcendental perceptions in His pastimes. These are gifts of the Lord’s causeless mercy.

  3. 3

    One who has developed Kṛṣṇa consciousness is never separated from happiness, because Lord Kṛṣṇa is all-pervading.

Key points from the purport
  • These sublime perceptions are certainly due to the causeless mercy of Lord Kṛṣṇa upon one whose mind and senses are completely satisfied in Him.
  • Such a person finds only happiness wherever he goes.
  • One who is akiñcana has correctly understood that material sense gratification is simply the glare of illusion, and therefore such a person is dāntasya, or self-controlled, śāntasya, or peaceful, and mayā santuṣṭa-manasaḥ, or completely satisfied with his transcendental experience of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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

Uncertainty → Clarity. The coming separation makes the instruction personally urgent.

Chapters 10–20 of Canto 11: Kṛṣṇa's teachings on self, yoga and wisdom. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: Lord Kṛṣṇa Explains the Yoga System to Śrī Uddhava

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

By virtue of his unflinching devotion to the Lord, the devotee can never be completely diverted by the objects of sense enjoyment, even if he is not able to gain control over his senses in the beginning. One desiring to attain the perfection of life is advised to give up all material processes of elevation as well as the association of women.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. akiñcanasyaof one who does not desire anything
  2. dāntasyawhose senses are controlled
  3. śāntasyapeaceful
  4. sama-cetasaḥwhose consciousness is equal everywhere
  5. mayāwith Me
  6. santuṣṭacompletely satisfied
  7. manasaḥwhose mind
  8. sarvāḥall
  9. sukha-mayāḥfull of happiness
  10. diśaḥdirections
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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 11.14

    In this verse: “illusion”, “sense gratification”, “material”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 11.14

    In this verse: “mercy”, “causeless”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 11.14

    In this verse: “devotee”

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

Where am I seeking satisfaction in sense gratification rather than in Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute meditating on Lord Kṛṣṇa rather than pursuing one unnecessary sense pleasure.

Live this todaySatisfied in Kṛṣṇa, Happy EverywhereThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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