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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 2 · Chapter 8: Questions by King Parīkṣit
2.8.52.8.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 2.8.6

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Kingsince 2.8.2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

धौतात्मा पुरुष: कृष्णपादमूलं न मुञ्चति ।

मुक्त सर्वपरिक्लेश: पान्थ: स्वशरणं यथा ॥ ६ ॥

dhautātmā puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇa-

pāda-mūlaṁ na muñcati

mukta-sarva-parikleśaḥ

pānthaḥ sva-śaraṇaṁ yathā

Translation

A pure devotee of the Lord whose heart has once been cleansed by the process of devotional service never relinquishes the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa, for they fully satisfy him, as a traveler is satisfied at home after a troubled journey.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Find Lasting Shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s Feet

  1. 1

    A pure devotee whose heart is cleansed never gives up the lotus feet of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Their shelter fully satisfies him, like returning home after a troubled journey.

  2. 2

    Devotees may meet difficulties in serving and preaching, yet they remain steady. They experience transcendental pleasure because the Lord is satisfied, without seeking their own interest.

  3. 3

    Pure devotees take the spiritual master’s order as the sustenance of life. Their affectionate relationship with the Lord keeps them undeterred in service.

Key points from the purport
  • One who is not a pure devotee of the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa is not completely cleansed in the heart.
  • But a perfectly cleansed person never quits the devotional service of the Lord.
  • A pure devotee of the Lord is exactly in a family tie with the Lord, and therefore he is undeterred in discharging his duty in a full affectionate tie with the Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda'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

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 8: Questions by King Parīkṣit

Parīkṣit requests further hearing about Kṛṣṇa and asks questions about creation, time, duty, and devotional service.

Back to this verse in chapter 2.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dhauta-ātmāwhose heart has been cleansed
  2. puruṣaḥthe living being
  3. kṛṣṇathe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. pāda-mūlamthe shelter of the lotus feet
  5. nanever
  6. muñcatigives up
  7. muktaliberated
  8. sarvaall
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 2.8

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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 2.8

    In this verse: “cleansed”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 2.8

    In this verse: “shelter”

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

When service becomes difficult, can I focus on the Lord’s satisfaction rather than my own comfort?

Practice

Complete one small devotional duty today despite an inconvenience, keeping the Lord’s satisfaction in mind.

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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 2.8's connections

Live this todayFind Lasting Shelter at Kṛṣṇa’s FeetThis 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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