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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 14: Lord Kṛṣṇa Explains the Yoga System to Śrī Uddhava
11.14.3411.14.36-42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.14.35

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.14.32-33inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → Uddhava

एवं प्रणवसंयुक्तं प्राणमेव समभ्यसेत् ।

दशकृत्वस्‍त्रिषवणं मासादर्वाग् जितानिल: ॥ ३५ ॥

evaṁ praṇava-saṁyuktaṁ

prāṇam eva samabhyaset

daśa-kṛtvas tri-ṣavaṇaṁ

māsād arvāg jitānilaḥ

Translation

Being fixed in the oṁkāra, one should carefully practice the prāṇāyāma system ten times at each sunrise, noon and sunset. Thus, after one month one will have conquered the life air.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Careful, Regular Practice Controls the Life Air

  1. 1

    The practitioner is instructed to remain fixed in the oṁkāra while practicing prāṇāyāma.

  2. 2

    The prescribed practice is ten times at each sunrise, noon and sunset. Careful repetition is part of this discipline.

  3. 3

    The verse states that after one month of this practice, the practitioner will have conquered the life air.

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:

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. He should then merge his mind constantly in thought of Lord Kṛṣṇa.
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. evamthus
  2. praṇavawith the syllable om
  3. saṁyuktamjoined
  4. prāṇamthe prāṇāyāma system of controlling the bodily airs
  5. evaindeed
  6. samabhyasetone should carefully practice
  7. daśa-kṛtvaḥten times
  8. tri-savanamat sunrise, noon and sunset
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

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

What does this precise schedule teach me about the care required in this practice?

Practice

Read the verse slowly today and identify its focus, daily schedule and stated result.

Live this todayCareful, Regular Practice Controls the Life AirThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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