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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 2 · Chapter 10: Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions
2.10.142.10.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 2.10.15

Sarga· Creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 2.10.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अन्त:शरीर आकाशात् पुरुषस्य विचेष्टत: ।

ओज: सहो बलं जज्ञे तत: प्राणो महानसु: ॥ १५ ॥

antaḥ śarīra ākāśāt

puruṣasya viceṣṭataḥ

ojaḥ saho balaṁ jajñe

tataḥ prāṇo mahān asuḥ

Translation

From the sky situated within the transcendental body of the manifesting Mahā-Viṣṇu, sense energy, mental force and bodily strength are all generated, as well as the sum total of the fountainhead of the total living force.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Our Powers Originate in Mahā-Viṣṇu

  1. 1

    The verse describes the sky situated within the transcendental body of the manifesting Mahā-Viṣṇu.

  2. 2

    From that sky, sense energy, mental force and bodily strength are generated.

  3. 3

    The fountainhead of the total living force is also generated from this source within Mahā-Viṣṇu.

How it feels

Inquiry → Conviction. Divine knowledge resolves fundamental cosmic uncertainty.

Chapters 8–10 of Canto 2: Parīkṣit questions; Brahmā receives revelation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Bhāgavatam Is the Answer to All Questions

Śukadeva outlines the Bhāgavatam’s subjects and describes creation through the Lord’s universal form.

Back to this verse in chapter 2.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. antaḥ śarīrewithin the body
  2. ākāśātfrom the sky
  3. puruṣasyaof Mahā-Viṣṇu
  4. viceṣṭataḥwhile so trying, or willing
  5. ojaḥthe energy of the senses
  6. sahaḥmental force
  7. balambodily strength
  8. jajñegenerated
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Sarga · The creation of the universe

    Where does the universe come from? · Subject 1 of 10

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 might remembering the source of my mental and bodily strength affect my attitude today?

Practice

Before one physical or mental task, pause to remember that these powers originate in Mahā-Viṣṇu.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOur Powers Originate in Mahā-ViṣṇuThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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