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Canto 11 · General History · 31 chapters

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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 19: The Perfection of Spiritual Knowledge
11.19.33-3511.19.40-45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 11.19.36-39

Mukti· Liberation

शमो मन्निष्ठता बुद्धेर्दम इन्द्रियसंयम: ।

तितिक्षा दु:खसम्मर्षो जिह्वोपस्थजयो धृति: ॥ ३६ ॥

दण्डन्यास: परं दानं कामत्यागस्तप: स्मृतम् ।

स्वभावविजय: शौर्यं सत्यं च समदर्शनम् ॥ ३७ ॥

अन्यच्च सुनृता वाणी कविभि: परिकीर्तिता ।

कर्मस्वसङ्गम: शौचं त्याग: सन्न्यास उच्यते ॥ ३८ ॥

धर्म इष्टं धनं नृणां यज्ञोऽहं भगवत्तम: ।

दक्षिणा ज्ञानसन्देश: प्राणायाम: परं बलम् ॥ ३९ ॥

śamo man-niṣṭhatā buddher

dama indriya-saṁyamaḥ

titikṣā duḥkha-sammarṣo

jihvopastha-jayo dhṛtiḥ

daṇḍa-nyāsaḥ paraṁ dānaṁ

kāma-tyāgas tapaḥ smṛtam

svabhāva-vijayaḥ śauryaṁ

satyaṁ ca sama-darśanam

anyac ca sunṛtā vāṇī

kavibhiḥ parikīrtitā

karmasv asaṅgamaḥ śaucaṁ

tyāgaḥ sannyāsa ucyate

dharma iṣṭaṁ dhanaṁ nṝṇāṁ

yajño ’haṁ bhagavattamaḥ

dakṣiṇā jñāna-sandeśaḥ

prāṇāyāmaḥ paraṁ balam

Translation

Absorbing the intelligence in Me constitutes mental equilibrium, and complete discipline of the senses is self-control. Tolerance means patiently enduring unhappiness, and steadfastness occurs when one conquers the tongue and genitals. The greatest charity is to give up all aggression toward others, and renunciation of lust is understood to be real austerity. Real heroism is to conquer one’s natural tendency to enjoy material life, and reality is seeing the Supreme Personality of Godhead everywhere. Truthfulness means to speak the truth in a pleasing way, as declared by great sages. Cleanliness is detachment in fruitive activities, whereas renunciation is the sannyāsa order of life. The true desirable wealth for human beings is religiousness, and I, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, am sacrifice. Religious remuneration is devotion to the ācārya with the purpose of acquiring spiritual instruction, and the greatest strength is the prāṇāyāma system of breath control.

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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.

Real Virtue Centers on Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Mental equilibrium means fixing the intelligence in Lord Kṛṣṇa, not merely becoming peaceful. Discipline begins with controlling one’s own senses, and tolerance means patiently enduring unhappiness and the inconveniences of following scripture.

  2. 2

    Real charity means giving up aggression, austerity means renouncing lust, and heroism means conquering one’s lower nature. Truth should be spoken pleasingly for a beneficial effect, rather than used to justify faultfinding.

  3. 3

    Equal vision develops through giving up envy and recognizing the soul within every body; the pleased Supreme Lord then reveals Himself. Sacrifice must center on the Supreme Personality of Godhead rather than temporary rewards, and sharing spiritual instruction can repay the spiritual master through service.

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