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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
11.14.4411.14.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.14.45

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 समाहितमतिर्मामेवात्मानमात्मनि ।

विचष्टे मयि सर्वात्मन् ज्योतिर्ज्योतिषि संयुतम् ॥ ४५ ॥

evaṁ samāhita-matir

mām evātmānam ātmani

vicaṣṭe mayi sarvātman

jyotir jyotiṣi saṁyutam

Translation

One who has completely fixed his mind on Me should see Me within his own soul and should see the individual soul within Me, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Thus, he sees the individual souls united with the Supreme Soul, just as one sees the sun’s rays completely united with the sun.

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.

See Everything Within Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    With the mind completely fixed on Kṛṣṇa, one sees Him within the individual soul and the individual soul within Him. He is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    The soul is part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, like rays emanating from the sun. Although the Lord and the living entity are within one another, the Lord alone is the maintainer and controller.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa consciousness means finding Kṛṣṇa within everything and everything within Kṛṣṇa. The purport describes liberated life in this consciousness as deeply pleasurable.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus when one sees the individual soul as part and parcel of the Supreme Lord, the experience can be compared to seeing the sun’s rays emanating from the sun.
  • The Supreme Lord is within the living entity, and simultaneously the living entity is within the Lord.
  • How happy everyone could be by taking to Kṛṣṇa consciousness and finding the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, within everything and everything within Kṛṣṇa.

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:

He should then merge his mind constantly in thought of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Finally, the Lord instructed Śrī Uddhava about the true object of meditation.
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. samāhitacompletely fixed
  3. matiḥconsciousness
  4. māmMe
  5. evaindeed
  6. ātmānamthe individual soul
  7. ātmaniwithin the individual soul
  8. vicaṣṭesees
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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

How does remembering Kṛṣṇa as my maintainer and controller change the way I see my place in His care?

Practice

Take a quiet moment today to remember that you are part and parcel of Kṛṣṇa and that He is your maintainer and controller.

Live this todaySee Everything Within KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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