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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.29.26
आत्मनश्च परस्यापि य: करोत्यन्तरोदरम् ।
तस्य भिन्नदृशो मृत्युर्विदधे भयमुल्बणम् ॥ २६ ॥
ātmanaś ca parasyāpi
yaḥ karoty antarodaram
tasya bhinna-dṛśo mṛtyur
vidadhe bhayam ulbaṇam
As the blazing fire of death, I cause great fear to whoever makes the least discrimination between himself and other living entities because of a differential outlook.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Living entities have different kinds of bodies, but a devotee should not judge them only on that basis.
The devotee's outlook should recognize that both the soul and the Supersoul are present in all varieties of living entities.
The Lord warns that a differential outlook brings great fear of Him as death.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Entanglement → Insight and liberation. Inquiry matures into instruction in devotion and spiritual nature.
Chapters 25–33 of Canto 3: Kapila instructs Devahūti. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Kapila explains devotional service, honoring the Lord’s presence in all beings, and the power of time.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.29Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead
What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 3.29
In this verse: “fear”, “death”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.29
In this verse: “devotee”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
When do bodily differences keep me from recognizing the soul and Supersoul in others?
When you notice yourself judging someone by their body today, pause and remember the presence of the soul and Supersoul.
The story 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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