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Canto 12 · The Age of Deterioration · 13 chapters

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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 12 · Chapter 5: Śukadeva Gosvāmī’s Final Instructions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 12.5.11-12

Mukti· Liberation

अहं ब्रह्म परं धाम ब्रह्माहं परमं पदम् ।

एवं समीक्ष्य चात्मानमात्मन्याधाय निष्कले ॥ ११ ॥

दशन्तं तक्षकं पादे लेलिहानं विषाननै: ।

न द्रक्ष्यसि शरीरं च विश्वं च पृथगात्मन: ॥ १२ ॥

ahaṁ brahma paraṁ dhāma

brahmāhaṁ paramaṁ padam

evaṁ samīkṣya cātmānam

ātmany ādhāya niṣkale

daśantaṁ takṣakaṁ pāde

lelihānaṁ viṣānanaiḥ

na drakṣyasi śarīraṁ ca

viśvaṁ ca pṛthag ātmanaḥ

Translation

You should consider, “I am nondifferent from the Absolute Truth, the supreme abode, and that Absolute Truth, the supreme destination, is nondifferent from me.” Thus resigning yourself to the Supreme Soul, who is free from all material misidentifications, you will not even notice the snake-bird Takṣaka when he approaches with his poison-filled fangs and bites your foot. Nor will you see your dying body or the material world around you, because you will have realized yourself to be separate from them.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Rest in the Supreme Soul

  1. 1

    Consider yourself nondifferent from the Absolute Truth, the supreme abode and supreme destination.

  2. 2

    Resign yourself to the Supreme Soul, who is free from all material misidentifications.

  3. 3

    Realize yourself to be separate from your body and the material world. In this realization, you will not even notice Takṣaka’s bite or your dying body.

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