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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 3 · Chapter 24: The Renunciation of Kardama Muni
3.24.163.24.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.24.17

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 3.24.12inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

ज्ञानविज्ञानयोगेन कर्मणामुद्धरन् जटा: ।

हिरण्यकेश: पद्माक्ष: पद्ममुद्रापदाम्बुज: ॥ १७ ॥

jñāna-vijñāna-yogena

karmaṇām uddharan jaṭāḥ

hiraṇya-keśaḥ padmākṣaḥ

padma-mudrā-padāmbujaḥ

Translation

By mystic yoga and the practical application of knowledge from the scriptures, Kapila Muni, who is characterized by His golden hair, His eyes just like lotus petals and His lotus feet, which bear the marks of lotus flowers, will uproot the deep-rooted desire for work in this material world.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Apply Knowledge to Uproot Fruitive Desire

  1. 1

    Kapila Muni’s Sāṅkhya philosophy uproots the deep-rooted desire for fruitive activities. Seeking happiness only through the results of one’s labor brings further entanglement.

  2. 2

    Devotional service to the Lord in Kṛṣṇa consciousness can easily uproot this desire. Freedom from material entanglement requires perfect knowledge or devotional service.

  3. 3

    Jñāna means receiving scriptural knowledge through the spiritual master in disciplic succession. Vijñāna means putting that knowledge into practice.

Key points from the purport
  • The activities of Kapila Muni are forecast herein: He will present the philosophy of Sāṅkhya in such a way that by studying His philosophy people will be able to uproot the deep-rooted desire for karma, fruitive activities.
  • Jñāna entails receiving knowledge from the scriptures through the spiritual master by disciplic succession.
  • Jñāna means knowledge received through disciplic succession from the scriptures, and vijñāna means practical application of such knowledge.

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

Longing and service → Preparedness. Family devotion turns toward higher spiritual fulfillment.

Chapters 20–24 of Canto 3: Kardama, Devahūti, family and renunciation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 24: The Renunciation of Kardama Muni

Kapila appears as Devahūti’s son, the daughters marry, and Kardama renounces family life with the Lord’s permission.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. jñānaof scriptural knowledge
  2. vijñānaand application
  3. yogenaby means of mystic yoga
  4. karmaṇāmof material actions
  5. uddharanuprooting
  6. jaṭāḥthe roots
  7. hiraṇya-keśaḥgolden hair
  8. padma-akṣaḥlotus-eyed
  9. padma-mudrāmarked with the sign of the lotus
  10. pada-ambujaḥhaving lotus feet
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Key ideas in this 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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “philosophy”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.24

    In this verse: “devotional service”

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

Am I using spiritual knowledge in daily life, or only collecting information?

Practice

Spend a few minutes studying one teaching here, then perform one small act of devotional service without seeking personal reward.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayApply Knowledge to Uproot Fruitive DesireThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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