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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.29.39
न चास्य कश्चिद्दयितो न द्वेष्यो न च बान्धव: ।
आविशत्यप्रमत्तोऽसौ प्रमत्तं जनमन्तकृत् ॥ ३९ ॥
na cāsya kaścid dayito
na dveṣyo na ca bāndhavaḥ
āviśaty apramatto ’sau
pramattaṁ janam anta-kṛt
No one is dear to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, nor is anyone His enemy or friend. But He gives inspiration to those who have not forgotten Him and destroys those who have.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Forgetfulness of our relationship with Lord Viṣṇu causes repeated birth and death. Though the living entity is eternal, he mistakes the destruction of the body for his own destruction.
The Lord gives inspiration to those who revive awareness of their original relationship with Him. This is not favoritism: He helps everyone.
No one can escape repeated birth and death without the Supreme Lord’s help. Our duty is to take shelter of the lotus feet of Viṣṇu.
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.
Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord
How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.29
In this verse: “friend”
Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender
Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.29
In this verse: “shelter”
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 3.29
In this verse: “duty”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What tends to make me forget my relationship with the Supreme Lord?
Take one quiet moment today to ask Lord Viṣṇu for shelter and help in remembering Him.
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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