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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 2 · Chapter 6: Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed
2.6.332.6.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 2.6.34

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 2.6.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitLord Brahmā → Nārada Muni

न भारती मेऽङ्ग मृषोपलक्ष्यते

न वै क्‍वचिन्मे मनसो मृषा गति: ।

न मे हृषीकाणि पतन्त्यसत्पथे

यन्मे हृदौत्कण्ठ्यवता धृतो हरि: ॥ ३४ ॥

na bhāratī me ’ṅga mṛṣopalakṣyate

na vai kvacin me manaso mṛṣā gatiḥ

na me hṛṣīkāṇi patanty asat-pathe

yan me hṛdautkaṇṭhyavatā dhṛto hariḥ

Translation

O Nārada, because I have caught hold of the lotus feet of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, with great zeal, whatever I say has never proved to have been false. Nor is the progress of my mind ever deterred. Nor are my senses ever degraded by temporary attachment to matter.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Earnest Devotion Guides Words and Actions

  1. 1

    Vedic knowledge comes from the Supreme Lord to Brahmā and is passed down through disciplic succession. Brahmā's words are trustworthy because of his direct, intimate connection with Govinda.

  2. 2

    Devotional service begins with service to the devotee in disciplic succession. Both the Lord and His liberated devotee remain persons, exchanging loving service.

  3. 3

    Senses engaged in the Lord's service are protected from the attraction of false material enjoyment. Earnest attachment to Śrī Kṛṣṇa puts one on the path of liberation; a grain of devotion is more valuable than tons of faithlessness.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Brahmā is the perfect liberated living being within the material world, and any sincere student of transcendental knowledge must accept the words and statements of Brahmājī as infallible.
  • The Vedic knowledge is infallible because it comes down directly from the Supreme Lord unto the heart of Brahmā, and since he is the most perfect living being, Brahmājī is always correct to the letter.
  • And this is because Lord Brahmā is a great devotee of the Lord who has earnestly accepted the lotus feet of the Lord as the supreme truth.

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

Connected verses· 2

The purport of SB 2.6.34 quotesBG 9.31

The Lord declares in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.31), kaunteya pratijānīhi: “O son of Kuntī, please declare it.”

The purport of SB 2.6.34 quotesBG 14.26

The Lord affirms this in the Bhagavad-gītā (14.26): Anyone, therefore, who is earnestly serious in heart and soul about being in intimate touch with the Personality of Godhead in the relationship of transcendental loving service will always be infallible in words and action.

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

Uncertainty → Awe. The scale of reality widens dramatically.

Chapters 4–7 of Canto 2: The creation, cosmic Person and incarnations. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: Puruṣa-sūkta Confirmed

Brahmā describes the universal form, his sacrifice, and the Lord’s control over creation, maintenance, and destruction.

Back to this verse in chapter 2.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nanever
  2. bhāratīstatements
  3. memine
  4. aṅgaO Nārada
  5. mṛṣāuntruth
  6. upalakṣyateprove to be
  7. nanever
  8. vaicertainly
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 2.6

    In this verse: “attachment”, “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 2.6

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotee”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 2.6

    In this verse: “protected”

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 engage my words and senses more earnestly in the Lord's service?

Practice

Read aloud one sentence from this purport with attention, engaging your speech and hearing in the Lord's service.

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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.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 2.6's connections

Live this todayEarnest Devotion Guides Words and ActionsThis 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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