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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 15: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Description of Mystic Yoga Perfections
11.15.2511.15.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.15.26

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.15.3inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → Uddhava

यथा सङ्कल्पयेद् बुद्ध्या यदा वा मत्पर: पुमान् ।

मयि सत्ये मनो युञ्जंस्तथा तत् समुपाश्न‍ुते ॥ २६ ॥

yathā saṅkalpayed buddhyā

yadā vā mat-paraḥ pumān

mayi satye mano yuñjaṁs

tathā tat samupāśnute

Translation

A yogī who has faith in Me, absorbing his mind in Me and knowing that My purpose is always fulfilled, will always achieve his purpose by the very means he has determined to follow.

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.

Resolve to Return to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa is satya-saṅkalpa: His desire, intention and purpose always come to pass. Through the described mystic power, a yogī absorbed in Him can achieve his objective even at an inauspicious time.

  2. 2

    We should determine to revive our lost relationship with the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa through devotional service. This infallible means can be practiced at any time or in any place.

  3. 3

    Our determination should be practical, not useless. The purport directs us to spiritual literature and a firm resolve to make a permanent solution to life’s problems by going back home, back to Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa is called satya-saṅkalpa, or He whose desire, intention, purpose or resolve always comes to pass.
  • Śrīla Bhaktisiddhānta Sarasvatī Ṭhākura mentions that one should determine to revive one’s lost relationship with the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa through the infallible means of devotional service, which can be executed at any time or in any place.
  • We should resolve to make a permanent solution to the problems of life by going back home, back to 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 15: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Description of Mystic Yoga Perfections

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Unless used in the yoga of devotional service, these perfections are valueless. A devotee simply sees that the Personality of Godhead is always present everywhere, both externally and internally, and depends completely upon Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yathāby which means
  2. saṅkalpayetone may determine or resolve
  3. buddhyāby the mind
  4. yadāwhen
  5. vāor
  6. mat-paraḥhaving faith in Me
  7. pumānthe yogī
  8. mayiin Me
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 11.15

    In this verse: “devotional service”

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 practical resolve would help me revive my relationship with Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend five minutes reading Śrīla Prabhupāda’s transcendental literature with the intention of strengthening your devotional service.

Live this todayResolve to Return to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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

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