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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 2: Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
3.2.93.2.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.2.10

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 3.2.7inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitUddhava → Vidura

देवस्य मायया स्पृष्टा ये चान्यदसदाश्रिता: ।

भ्राम्यते धीर्न तद्वाक्यैरात्मन्युप्तात्मनो हरौ ॥ १० ॥

devasya māyayā spṛṣṭā

ye cānyad asad-āśritāḥ

bhrāmyate dhīr na tad-vākyair

ātmany uptātmano harau

Translation

Under no circumstances can the words of persons bewildered by the illusory energy of the Lord deviate the intelligence of those who are completely surrendered souls.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Surrender Keeps Devotional Understanding Steady

  1. 1

    Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, as established by the Vedas and accepted by the ācāryas. Those with faith in the revealed scriptures accept Him as He is.

  2. 2

    The Yādavas were only partially aware of the Lord’s position, yet they were glorious because they associated with Him and rendered intimate service.

  3. 3

    Those bewildered by the illusory energy mistake Kṛṣṇa for an ordinary human being. Their words cannot disturb the understanding of souls completely surrendered to Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead according to all the evidences of the Vedas.
  • But when He was present in the world, different classes of men accepted Him differently, and therefore their calculations of the Lord were also different.
  • Their intelligence regarding the Lord is never disturbed.

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

Quoted in the purport ofSB 11.31.13

Uddhava also states in the Bhāgavatam (3.2.10): “Under no circumstances can the words of persons bewildered by the illusory energy of the Lord deviate the intelligence of those who are completely surrendered souls.”

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 2: Remembrance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Uddhava remembers Kṛṣṇa in devotional ecstasy and recounts His disappearance, supremacy, and childhood activities.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. devasyaof the Personality of Godhead
  2. māyayāby the influence of external energy
  3. spṛṣṭāḥinfected
  4. yeall those
  5. caand
  6. anyatothers
  7. asatillusory
  8. āśritāḥbeing taken to
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.2

    In this verse: “surrendered”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.2

    In this verse: “understanding”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What helps me keep my understanding of Kṛṣṇa steady when I encounter claims that He is merely ordinary?

Practice

Reread the translation today and spend a quiet minute reflecting on surrender to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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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 3.2's connections

Live this todaySurrender Keeps Devotional Understanding SteadyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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