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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 11 · Chapter 29: Bhakti-yoga
11.29.1711.29.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.29.18

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 11.29.8inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Kṛṣṇa → Uddhava

सर्वं ब्रह्मात्मकं तस्य विद्ययात्ममनीषया ।

परिपश्यन्नुपरमेत् सर्वतो मुक्तसंशय: ॥ १८ ॥

sarvaṁ brahmātmakaṁ tasya

vidyayātma-manīṣayā

paripaśyann uparamet

sarvato mukta-saṁśayaḥ

Translation

By such transcendental knowledge of the all-pervading Personality of Godhead, one is able to see the Absolute Truth everywhere. Freed thus from all doubts, one gives up fruitive activities.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Spiritual Knowledge Frees One From Doubt

  1. 1

    Transcendental knowledge reveals the all-pervading Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    Through this knowledge, one becomes able to see the Absolute Truth everywhere.

  3. 3

    Freed from all doubts, one gives up fruitive activities—activities pursued for their material results.

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 29: Bhakti-yoga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The fruitive workers and mystic yogīs, who are bewildered by the illusory energy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and puffed up by their false identifications, refuse to take shelter of the lotus feet of the Supreme Lord. But the swanlike men, those who know how to discriminate between the essential and nonessential, always take shelter at the lotus feet of the Personality of Godhead.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.29
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarvameverything
  2. brahma-ātmakambased on the Absolute Truth
  3. tasyafor him
  4. vidyayāby transcendental knowledge
  5. ātma-manīṣayāby realization of the Supreme Soul
  6. paripaśyanseeing everywhere
  7. uparamethe should desist from material activities
  8. sarvataḥin all cases
  9. mukta-saṁśayaḥfreed from doubts
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 11.29

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “absolute truth”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 11.29

    In this verse: “material”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where does the desire for material results still guide my actions?

Practice

Reflect today on one activity you pursue for material results and your willingness to give up that motive.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySpiritual Knowledge Frees One From DoubtThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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