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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 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away
12.6.612.6.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 12.6.7

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 12.6.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

अज्ञानं च निरस्तं मे ज्ञानविज्ञाननिष्ठया ।

भवता दर्शितं क्षेमं परं भगवत: पदम् ॥ ७ ॥

ajñānaṁ ca nirastaṁ me

jñāna-vijñāna-niṣṭhayā

bhavatā darśitaṁ kṣemaṁ

paraṁ bhagavataḥ padam

Translation

You have revealed to me that which is most auspicious, the supreme personal feature of the Lord. I am now fixed in knowledge and self-realization, and my ignorance has been eradicated.

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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.

Realizing the Personal Lord Dispels Ignorance

  1. 1

    Śukadeva has revealed the supreme personal feature of the Lord to Parīkṣit.

  2. 2

    Parīkṣit describes this revelation as most auspicious.

  3. 3

    He is now fixed in knowledge and self-realization, and his ignorance has been eradicated.

How it feels

Approaching death → Demonstrated fearlessness. Parīkṣit is already a great devotee; his final hearing exemplifies fearlessness for the audience.

Chapters 5–6 of Canto 12: Śukadeva's final instruction and Parīkṣit's passing. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Mahārāja Parīkṣit Passes Away

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

His ignorance had been dispelled, and by the mercy of Śrī Śukadeva he had gained sight of the supremely auspicious personal form of God, namely the Personality of Godhead, Śrī Hari. As a result, he had cast aside all fear of death.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 12.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ajñānamignorance
  2. caalso
  3. nirastameradicated
  4. memy
  5. jñānain knowledge of the Supreme Lord
  6. vijñānaand direct realization of His opulence and sweetness
  7. niṣṭhayāby becoming fixed
  8. bhavatāby you
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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 12.6

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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

Are you attending to the Lord's personal feature as you study?

Practice

Write one sentence recalling that the Lord revealed here is personal.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRealizing the Personal Lord Dispels IgnoranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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