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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 3: Liberation from the Illusory Energy
11.3.1411.3.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.3.15

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Antarīkṣasince 11.3.3inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → VasudevaThe nine Yogendras → King Nimi

इन्द्रियाणि मनो बुद्धि: सह वैकारिकैर्नृप ।

प्रविशन्ति ह्यहङ्कारं स्वगुणैरहमात्मनि ॥ १५ ॥

indriyāṇi mano buddhiḥ

saha vaikārikair nṛpa

praviśanti hy ahaṅkāraṁ

sva-guṇair aham ātmani

Translation

My dear King, the material senses and intelligence merge into false ego in the mode of passion, from which they arose; and the mind, along with the demigods, merges into false ego in the mode of goodness. Then the total false ego, along with all of its qualities, merges into the mahat-tattva.

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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.

Mind and Senses Also Dissolve

  1. 1

    The material senses and intelligence merge into false ego in the mode of passion, from which they arose.

  2. 2

    The mind, together with the demigods, merges into false ego in the mode of goodness.

  3. 3

    The total false ego, along with all its qualities, then merges into the mahat-tattva.

How it feels

Foreboding → Devotional urgency. Uddhava realizes that Kṛṣṇa's visible association is nearing an end.

Chapters 1–6 of Canto 11: The Yadu curse, the nine Yogendras and farewell signs. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 3: Liberation from the Illusory Energy

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He cannot be understood by the unaided mind or senses, and He is transcendental to the manifestation of the material world, which takes place as the subtle cause and material effect visible in the appearance of gross material objects. Although He is originally one, by expanding His illusory potency ( māyā) He appears in many different forms.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.3
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. indriyāṇithe senses
  2. manaḥthe mind
  3. buddhiḥintelligence
  4. saha vaikārikaiḥalong with the demigods, who are products of false ego in the mode of goodness
  5. nṛpaO King
  6. praviśantithey enter
  7. hiindeed
  8. ahaṅkāramthe element ego
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 11.3

    In this verse: “material”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 11.3

    In this verse: “false ego”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 11.3

    In this verse: “king”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing that mind and intelligence also dissolve affect my reliance on them?

Practice

Make a short list showing where the senses, intelligence, mind and total false ego merge.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMind and Senses Also DissolveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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