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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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Canto 11 · Chapter 29: Bhakti-yoga
11.29.2611.29.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.29.27

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

य एतत् समधीयीत पवित्रं परमं शुचि ।

स पूयेताहरहर्मां ज्ञानदीपेन दर्शयन् ॥ २७ ॥

ya etat samadhīyīta

pavitraṁ paramaṁ śuci

sa pūyetāhar ahar māṁ

jñāna-dīpena darśayan

Translation

He who loudly recites this supreme knowledge, which is the most lucid and purifying, becomes purified day by day, for he reveals Me to others with the lamp of transcendental knowledge.

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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.

Recitation Illuminates and Purifies

  1. 1

    This supreme knowledge is clear and purifying.

  2. 2

    One who recites it loudly becomes purified day by day.

  3. 3

    Such recitation reveals the Lord to others through the lamp of transcendental knowledge.

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 Supreme Lord Himself — within the living entity as the caittya-guru and without as the spiritual master who teaches by example — eradicates all the misfortune of the spirit soul and reveals His own personal form. One should execute all duties for the sake of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, keeping one’s mind absorbed in Him.
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. yaḥwho
  2. etatthis
  3. samadhīyītarecites loudly
  4. pavitramthe purifying agent
  5. paramamsupreme
  6. śuciclear and transparent
  7. saḥhe
  8. pūyetabecomes purified
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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 11.29

    In this verse: “recites”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “knowledge”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 11.29

    In this verse: “purifying”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I see recitation as an opportunity to reveal the Lord to others?

Practice

Read this translation aloud clearly to someone willing to hear.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecitation Illuminates and PurifiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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