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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 3 · Chapter 1: Questions by Vidura
3.1.443.2.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.1.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Vidurasince 3.1.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्य प्रपन्नाखिललोकपाना-

मवस्थितानामनुशासने स्वे ।

अर्थाय जातस्य यदुष्वजस्य

वार्तां सखे कीर्तय तीर्थकीर्ते: ॥ ४५ ॥

tasya prapannākhila-lokapānām

avasthitānām anuśāsane sve

arthāya jātasya yaduṣv ajasya

vārtāṁ sakhe kīrtaya tīrtha-kīrteḥ

Translation

O my friend, please, therefore, chant the glories of the Lord, who is meant to be glorified in the places of pilgrimage. He is unborn, and yet He appears by His causeless mercy upon the surrendered rulers of all parts of the universe. Only for their interest did He appear in the family of His unalloyed devotees the Yadus.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Glorifying the Lord Invokes His Presence

  1. 1

    Although unborn, the Lord appears by His causeless mercy for surrendered rulers and pure devotees. They remain obedient to His desires, and He is always attentive to them.

  2. 2

    The purpose of pilgrimage is to remember the Lord constantly and gain the chance to glorify Him. A holy place helps one naturally remember His glories.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s name, fame, quality, form, pastimes and entourage are identical to Him. Wherever pure devotees meet and chant His glories, the Lord is personally present.

Key points from the purport
  • The Lord is therefore always attentive to them.
  • Any time or anywhere pure devotees meet and chant the glories of the Lord, the Lord is present without any doubt.
  • It is said by the Lord Himself that He always stays where His pure devotees chant His glories.

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· 1

The purport of SB 3.1.45 quotesSB 1.3.28

The Bhāgavatam (1.3.28) has already confirmed this in the following verse: In every millennium, whenever there is any trouble for the obedient rulers, the Lord appears.

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

Separation → Devotional remembrance. Uddhava's tears and silence make remembrance emotionally immediate.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 3: Vidura meets Uddhava and hears of Kṛṣṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: Questions by Vidura

Vidura leaves home, travels to holy places, and asks Uddhava about Kṛṣṇa’s associates and his relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasyaHis
  2. prapannasurrendered
  3. akhila-loka-pānāmall rulers of the entire universe
  4. avasthitānāmsituated in
  5. anuśāsaneunder the control of
  6. sveown self
  7. arthāyafor the interest of
  8. jātasyaof the born
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.1

    In this verse: “chant”, “glorified”, “glorify”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 3.1

    In this verse: “mercy”, “causeless”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.1

    In this verse: “friend”

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 make more room today for remembering and glorifying the Lord?

Practice

Spend a few minutes aloud glorifying the Lord’s mercy in appearing for His surrendered devotees.

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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.

The purport quotesSB 1.3.28

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 3.1's connections

Live this todayGlorifying the Lord Invokes His PresenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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