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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 12 · Chapter 10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi
12.10.4112.11.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.10.42

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 12.10.38inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

य एवमेतद् भृगुवर्य वर्णितं

रथाङ्गपाणेरनुभावभावितम् ।

संश्रावयेत् संश‍ृणुयादु तावुभौ

तयोर्न कर्माशयसंसृतिर्भवेत् ॥ ४२ ॥

ya evam etad bhṛgu-varya varṇitaṁ

rathāṅga-pāṇer anubhāva-bhāvitam

saṁśrāvayet saṁśṛṇuyād u tāv ubhau

tayor na karmāśaya-saṁsṛtir bhavet

Translation

O best of the Bhṛgus, this account concerning Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi conveys the transcendental potency of the Supreme Lord. Anyone who properly narrates or hears it will never again undergo material existence, which is based on the desire to perform fruitive activities.

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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.

Proper Hearing Frees One from Material Existence

  1. 1

    This account concerning Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi conveys the transcendental potency of the Supreme Lord.

  2. 2

    Anyone who properly narrates or hears it will never again undergo material existence.

  3. 3

    Material existence is based on the desire to perform fruitive activities—actions pursued for their results.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Twelfth Canto, Tenth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi.”

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

How it feels

Terror and bewilderment → Wonder and surrender. Annihilation gives way to a tender divine vision.

Chapters 9–10 of Canto 12: Mārkaṇḍeya witnesses the deluge and divine child. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Lord Śiva and Umā Glorify Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Satisfied with Mārkaṇḍeya’s devotion, Lord Śiva awarded him the boons of renown, freedom from old age and death until the time of universal dissolution, knowledge of all three phases of time, renunciation, realized knowledge and the position of a teacher of the Purāṇas. Those who chant and hear the story of Mārkaṇḍeya Ṛṣi will attain liberation from material life, which is based on the accumulated desires generated from fruitive work.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥwho
  2. evamthus
  3. etatthis
  4. bhṛgu-varyaO best of the descendants of Bhṛgu (Śaunaka)
  5. varṇitamdescribed
  6. ratha-aṅga-pāṇeḥof Lord Śrī Hari, who carries a chariot wheel in His hand
  7. anubhāvawith the potency
  8. bhāvitaminfused
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 12.10

    In this verse: “material”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I hear this account with greater care rather than seeking material results?

Practice

Read a short portion of this account aloud today, attending carefully to what it conveys about the Supreme Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayProper Hearing Frees One from Material ExistenceThis 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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