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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 15: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Description of Mystic Yoga Perfections
11.15.2611.15.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.15.27

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

यो वै मद्भ‍ावमापन्न ईशितुर्वशितु: पुमान् ।

कुतश्चिन्न विहन्येत तस्य चाज्ञा यथा मम ॥ २७ ॥

yo vai mad-bhāvam āpanna

īśitur vaśituḥ pumān

kutaścin na vihanyeta

tasya cājñā yathā mama

Translation

A person who perfectly meditates on Me acquires My nature of being the supreme ruler and controller. His order, like Mine, can never be frustrated by any means.

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Carry the Lord’s Command

  1. 1

    The entire creation moves by the command of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Material nature produces moving and unmoving beings under His direction.

  2. 2

    A person who perfectly meditates on the Lord shares in His opulence of giving orders that cannot be frustrated.

  3. 3

    Caitanya Mahāprabhu commands that people throughout the world take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Sincere devotees share in this opulence by repeating the Lord’s command everywhere.

Key points from the purport
  • By the command of the Supreme Personality of Godhead the entire creation is moving.
  • Similarly, Caitanya Mahāprabhu has given His command that people all over the world should take to Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
  • The sincere devotees of the Lord should go all over the world repeating the Lord’s command.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 11.15.27 quotesBG 9.10

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (9.10): “This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

All these perfections are automatically offered to a pure devotee, but he does not accept them. Unless used in the yoga of devotional service, these perfections are valueless.
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. yaḥone who (a yogī)
  2. vaiindeed
  3. matfrom Me
  4. bhāvamnature
  5. āpannaḥachieved
  6. īśituḥfrom the supreme ruler
  7. vaśituḥthe supreme controller
  8. pumāna person ( yogī)
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 11.15

    In this verse: “ruler”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 11.15

    In this verse: “material”

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 can I sincerely help carry the Lord’s invitation to Kṛṣṇa consciousness?

Practice

Gently share with one willing person the invitation to take up Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 11.15's connections

Live this todayCarry the Lord’s CommandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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