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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 28: Jñāna-yoga
11.28.3911.28.41

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.28.40

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.28.12inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → Uddhava

कांश्चिन्ममानुध्यानेन नामसङ्कीर्तनादिभि: ।

योगेश्वरानुवृत्त्या वा हन्यादशुभदान् शनै: ॥ ४० ॥

kāṁścin mamānudhyānena

nāma-saṅkīrtanādibhiḥ

yogeśvarānuvṛttyā vā

hanyād aśubha-dān śanaiḥ

Translation

These inauspicious disturbances can be gradually removed by constant remembrance of Me, by congregational hearing and chanting of My holy names, or by following in the footsteps of the great masters of yoga.

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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.

Remember the Lord and Follow Exemplars

  1. 1

    Inauspicious disturbances can be removed gradually through constant remembrance of the Lord and congregational hearing and chanting of His holy names.

  2. 2

    Meditation on the Supreme Lord helps one overcome lust and other mental disturbances.

  3. 3

    Following in the footsteps of great transcendentalists helps one overcome hypocrisy, false pride and other forms of mental imbalance.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, by meditation on the Supreme Lord one can overcome lust and other mental disturbances, and by following in the footsteps of great transcendentalists one can overcome hypocrisy, false pride and other types of mental imbalance.

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

Striving → Complete devotional trust. The Lord redirects Uddhava toward enduring loving service.

Chapters 21–29 of Canto 11: Spiritual practice culminating in bhakti-yoga. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 28: Jñāna-yoga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The prescribed remedies for lust and the other enemies of the mind are meditation on the Supreme Lord and saṅkīrtana, the loud chanting of His names. The remedy for the disease of false ego is rendering service to the Supreme Lord’s saintly devotees.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.28
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kāṁścitsome
  2. mamaof Me
  3. anudhyānenaby constant thought
  4. nāmaof the holy names
  5. saṅkīṛtanaby the loud chanting
  6. ādibhiḥand so on
  7. yoga-īśvaraof the great masters of yoga
  8. anuvṛttyāby following in the footsteps
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 11.28

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 11.28

    In this verse: “pride”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 11.28

    In this verse: “lust”

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

Which mental disturbance could I address more patiently through remembrance of the Lord?

Practice

Set aside a few minutes today to chant the Lord’s holy names with attentive remembrance of Him.

Live this todayRemember the Lord and Follow ExemplarsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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