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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
11.29.3111.29.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.29.32

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

नैतद् विज्ञाय जिज्ञासोर्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते ।

पीत्वा पीयूषममृतं पातव्यं नावशिष्यते ॥ ३२ ॥

naitad vijñāya jijñāsor

jñātavyam avaśiṣyate

pītvā pīyūṣam amṛtaṁ

pātavyaṁ nāvaśiṣyate

Translation

When an inquisitive person comes to understand this knowledge, he has nothing further to know. After all, one who has drunk the most palatable nectar cannot remain thirsty.

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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.

Knowledge That Fully Satisfies

  1. 1

    When an inquisitive person fully understands this knowledge, nothing further remains to be known.

  2. 2

    The verse compares this satisfaction to drinking the most palatable nectar.

  3. 3

    Just as nectar quenches thirst, understanding this teaching satisfies the seeker’s desire to know.

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:

As long as one has not learned to see the presence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead in all creatures, he must continue to use his body, mind and speech to worship the Supreme Lord in that manner of offering full obeisances to all. Because this eternal process of devotional service to the Supreme Lord is transcendental and has been established by the Lord Himself, it can never, to the slightest extent, be defeated or prove fruitless.
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. nanot
  2. etatthis
  3. vijñāyafully understanding
  4. jijñāsoḥof the inquisitive person
  5. jñātavyammatter to be understood
  6. avaśiṣyateremains
  7. pītvāhaving drunk
  8. pīyūṣampalatable
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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”, “understand”, “understands”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I seeking to understand these teachings deeply, rather than simply gathering more information?

Practice

Reread this verse slowly and spend one minute reflecting on its image of thirst being satisfied.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKnowledge That Fully SatisfiesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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