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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 3 · Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God
3.15.123.15.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.15.13

Sthāna· The universe in order
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 3.15.12inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → ViduraLord Brahmā → the demigods

त एकदा भगवतो वैकुण्ठस्यामलात्मन: ।

ययुर्वैकुण्ठनिलयं सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥ १३ ॥

ta ekadā bhagavato

vaikuṇṭhasyāmalātmanaḥ

yayur vaikuṇṭha-nilayaṁ

sarva-loka-namaskṛtam

Translation

After thus traveling all over the universes, they also entered into the spiritual sky, for they were freed from all material contamination. In the spiritual sky there are spiritual planets known as Vaikuṇṭhas, which are the residence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees and are worshiped by the residents of all the material planets.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Vaikuṇṭha Is the Home Without Anxiety

  1. 1

    Freed from material contamination, the travelers entered the spiritual sky. Its Vaikuṇṭha planets are the residence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead and His pure devotees.

  2. 2

    Living entities are eternal and want an eternal home. Accepting a temporary residence in the material world naturally brings anxiety.

  3. 3

    The residents of Vaikuṇṭha are free from birth, death, old age and disease. Therefore they are free from the anxieties found on material planets.

Key points from the purport
  • The material world is full of cares and anxieties.
  • In the spiritual sky the planets are called Vaikuṇṭha because the residents of these planets are free from all anxieties.
  • On the other hand, the residents of the material planets are always afraid of birth, death, disease and old age, and therefore they are full of anxieties.

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

Threat and anger → Rescue and wonder. Divine protection appears amid cosmic confrontation.

Chapters 13–19 of Canto 3: Varāha, Jaya and Vijaya, Hiraṇyākṣa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God

Brahmā describes Vaikuṇṭha, where the Kumāras curse two doorkeepers and then behold the Lord.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tethey
  2. ekadāonce upon a time
  3. bhagavataḥof the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. vaikuṇṭhasyaof Lord Viṣṇu
  5. amala-ātmanaḥbeing freed from all material contamination
  6. yayuḥentered
  7. vaikuṇṭha-nilayamthe abode named Vaikuṇṭha
  8. sarva-lokaby the residents of all the material planets
  9. namaskṛtamworshiped
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Sthāna · Planetary systems

    How is the universe arranged, and what is our right place in it? · Subject 3 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.15

    In this verse: “devotees”, “worshiped”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.15

    In this verse: “material”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 3.15

    In this verse: “contamination”

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 does the desire for an eternal home help me understand my anxieties?

Practice

Spend one minute reflecting on Vaikuṇṭha as the eternal residence of the Lord and His pure devotees.

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The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayVaikuṇṭha Is the Home Without AnxietyThis 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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