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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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 11.19.20-24

श्रद्धामृतकथायां मे शश्वन्मदनुकीर्तनम् ।

परिनिष्ठा च पूजायां स्तुतिभि: स्तवनं मम ॥ २० ॥

आदर: परिचर्यायां सर्वाङ्गैरभिवन्दनम् ।

मद्भ‍क्तपूजाभ्यधिका सर्वभूतेषु मन्मति: ॥ २१ ॥

मदर्थेष्वङ्गचेष्टा च वचसा मद्गुणेरणम् ।

मय्यर्पणं च मनस: सर्वकामविवर्जनम् ॥ २२ ॥

मदर्थेऽर्थपरित्यागो भोगस्य च सुखस्य च ।

इष्टं दत्तं हुतं जप्तं मदर्थं यद् व्रतं तप: ॥ २३ ॥

एवं धर्मैर्मनुष्याणामुद्धवात्मनिवेदिनाम् ।

मयि सञ्जायते भक्ति: कोऽन्योऽर्थोऽस्यावशिष्यते ॥ २४ ॥

śraddhāmṛta-kathāyāṁ me

śaśvan mad-anukīrtanam

pariniṣṭhā ca pūjāyāṁ

stutibhiḥ stavanaṁ mama

ādaraḥ paricaryāyāṁ

sarvāṅgair abhivandanam

mad-bhakta-pūjābhyadhikā

sarva-bhūteṣu man-matiḥ

mad-artheṣv aṅga-ceṣṭā ca

vacasā mad-guṇeraṇam

mayy arpaṇaṁ ca manasaḥ

sarva-kāma-vivarjanam

mad-arthe ’rtha-parityāgo

bhogasya ca sukhasya ca

iṣṭaṁ dattaṁ hutaṁ japtaṁ

mad-arthaṁ yad vrataṁ tapaḥ

evaṁ dharmair manuṣyāṇām

uddhavātma-nivedinām

mayi sañjāyate bhaktiḥ

ko ’nyo ’rtho ’syāvaśiṣyate

Translation

Firm faith in the blissful narrations of My pastimes, constant chanting of My glories, unwavering attachment to ceremonial worship of Me, praising Me through beautiful hymns, great respect for My devotional service, offering obeisances with the entire body, performing first-class worship of My devotees, consciousness of Me in all living entities, offering of ordinary, bodily activities in My devotional service, use of words to describe My qualities, offering the mind to Me, rejection of all material desires, giving up wealth for My devotional service, renouncing material sense gratification and happiness, and performing all desirable activities such as charity, sacrifice, chanting, vows and austerities with the purpose of achieving Me — these constitute actual religious principles, by which those human beings who have actually surrendered themselves to Me automatically develop love for Me. What other purpose or goal could remain for My devotee?

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.

Offer Your Life in Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Faith in the Lord’s pastimes, chanting His glories and worship offered in surrender develop love for Him. What further goal could remain for His devotee?

  2. 2

    The Lord is extremely satisfied when His pure devotees are worshiped. Because He values them so generously, their worship is described as superior to worship of the Lord Himself.

  3. 3

    Ordinary bodily activities should be offered to the Supreme Lord as devotional service, and words should describe His glories. Money should support His service, the spiritual master’s mission and other Vaiṣṇavas.

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