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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.15.14
वसन्ति यत्र पुरुषा: सर्वे वैकुण्ठमूर्तय: ।
येऽनिमित्तनिमित्तेन धर्मेणाराधयन् हरिम् ॥ १४ ॥
vasanti yatra puruṣāḥ
sarve vaikuṇṭha-mūrtayaḥ
ye ’nimitta-nimittena
dharmeṇārādhayan harim
In the Vaikuṇṭha planets all the residents are similar in form to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They all engage in devotional service to the Lord without desires for sense gratification.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Four-handed Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa’s plenary feature, is the predominating Deity in Vaikuṇṭha. The residents also have four-handed forms similar to His.
There is no occupation in Vaikuṇṭha other than service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
The devotees do not serve to fulfill their own desires. Their desires are fulfilled through transcendental loving service to 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.
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
Brahmā describes Vaikuṇṭha, where the Kumāras curse two doorkeepers and then behold the Lord.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.15Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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 3.15
In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.15
In this verse: “sense gratification”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Am I seeking a personal reward through service, or seeking to please the Lord?
Do one small act of devotional service today without asking for a personal reward.
The stories this chapter belongs to.
Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.
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