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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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.3.2

Who is speaking and story frame

नानुतृप्ये जुषन्युष्मद्वचोहरिकथामृतम् ।

संसारतापनिस्तप्तो मर्त्यस्तत्तापभेषजम् ॥ २ ॥

nānutṛpye juṣan yuṣmad-

vaco hari-kathāmṛtam

saṁsāra-tāpa-nistapto

martyas tat-tāpa-bheṣajam

Translation

Although I am drinking the nectar of your statements about the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, my thirst is not yet satiated. Such nectarean descriptions of the Lord and His devotees are the actual medicine for conditioned souls like me, who are tormented by the threefold miseries of material existence.

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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.

Hearing About Kṛṣṇa Is Medicine and Joy

  1. 1

    Descriptions of the Lord and His devotees are medicine for souls tormented by material miseries. King Nimi hears this nectar yet remains eager for more.

  2. 2

    Unlike material medicine, hearing about the Lord is not abandoned after the suffering is cured. Chanting and hearing Lord Kṛṣṇa’s glories are both the means and the end of transcendental bliss.

  3. 3

    Even those free from material desires are attracted to loving service of Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Although a great devotee, King Nimi humbly considers himself an ordinary conditioned soul.

Key points from the purport
  • Therefore although you will speak about māyā, or illusion, the conclusion will undoubtedly be Kṛṣṇa consciousness.
  • The intoxicating nectar of your instructions has left me more eager than ever to hear about the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”
  • Thus he showed his eagerness to understand the actual nature of māyā in order to be safe from her future attempts to place him in the burning fire of material existence.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 11.3.2 quotesSB 1.7.10

Hari, the Personality of Godhead, is called Kṛṣṇa because He has such transcendentally attractive features.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, the original cause of all causes, created the five material elements, from which the material bodies of the conditioned souls are created so that the conditioned souls may cultivate either sense gratification or ultimate liberation. Appearing as the Supersoul, the Supreme Lord enters the material bodies of the created beings and activates the eleven senses of the conditioned souls.
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. na anutṛpyeI am not yet satiated
  2. juṣanengaging
  3. yuṣmatyour
  4. vacaḥin the words
  5. hari-kathāof the topics of the Supreme Lord, Hari
  6. amṛtamthe nectar
  7. saṁsāraof material existence
  8. tāpaby the misery
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 11.3

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 11.3

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I approach hearing about Kṛṣṇa only for relief, or also for the joy of loving service?

Practice

Spend five minutes reading aloud about Kṛṣṇa’s glories, giving your attention to hearing.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 1.7.10

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 11.3's connections

Live this todayHearing About Kṛṣṇa Is Medicine and JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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