1 · Learn4 of 6 · 5 min

Study a Verse

Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.

Or browse by canto and chapter
Canto

Canto 3 · The Status Quo · 33 chapters

123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233

Choose a chapter to see all its verses.

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.
Read the full guide: how to hear the Bhāgavatam ›
Canto 3 · Chapter 15: Description of the Kingdom of God
3.15.53.15.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.15.6

Visarga· Brahmā's creation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The fortunate demigodssince 3.15.3inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

ये त्वानन्येन भावेन भावयन्त्यात्मभावनम् ।

आत्मनि प्रोतभुवनं परं सदसदात्मकम् ॥ ६ ॥

ye tvānanyena bhāvena

bhāvayanty ātma-bhāvanam

ātmani prota-bhuvanaṁ

paraṁ sad-asad-ātmakam

Translation

O lord, all these planets exist within your self, and all the living entities are generated from you. Therefore you are the cause of this universe, and anyone who meditates upon you without deviation attains devotional service.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Steady Meditation Leads to Devotional Service

  1. 1

    The demigods describe all the planets as existing within Brahmā.

  2. 2

    They describe living entities as generated from him and address him as the cause of the universe.

  3. 3

    The verse states that one who meditates upon him without deviation attains devotional service. Devotional service is the stated result of this steady meditation.

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
2

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yethose who
  2. tvāon you
  3. ananyenawithout deviation
  4. bhāvenawith devotion
  5. bhāvayantimeditate
  6. ātma-bhāvanamwho generates all living entities
  7. ātmaniwithin your self
  8. protalinked
3

Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Visarga · Subcreation

    How do living beings and their worlds appear? · Subject 2 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotional service”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I keeping devotional service as the goal of my spiritual attention?

Practice

Spend one undistracted minute reflecting on devotional service as the goal stated in this verse.

5

The story around it

The stories this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySteady Meditation Leads to Devotional ServiceThis 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.

Ask the BhāgavatamHave a question about SB 3.15.6? Get an answer from the verses themselves.
  1. Learn
  2. Live
  3. Lead
Next in Learn · 5 of 11 · 2 minAsk the BhāgavatamBring your own question. Get an answer drawn only from the Bhāgavatam's translations, with every verse shown.Back · LearnCantos & stories