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  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 32: Entanglement in Fruitive Activities
3.32.93.32.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.32.10

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Personality of Godheadsince 3.32.1inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → ViduraLord Kapila → Devahūti

एवं परेत्य भगवन्तमनुप्रविष्टा

ये योगिनो जितमरुन्मनसो विरागा: ।

तेनैव साकममृतं पुरुषं पुराणं

ब्रह्म प्रधानमुपयान्त्यगताभिमाना: ॥ १० ॥

evaṁ paretya bhagavantam anupraviṣṭā

ye yogino jita-marun-manaso virāgāḥ

tenaiva sākam amṛtaṁ puruṣaṁ purāṇaṁ

brahma pradhānam upayānty agatābhimānāḥ

Translation

The yogīs who become detached from the material world by practice of breathing exercises and control of the mind reach the planet of Brahmā, which is far, far away. After giving up their bodies, they enter into the body of Lord Brahmā, and therefore when Brahmā is liberated and goes to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the Supreme Brahman, such yogīs can also enter into the kingdom of God.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Direct Devotion Rather Than Delayed Liberation

  1. 1

    By perfecting breathing exercises, mind control and detachment, yogīs can reach Brahmaloka. After leaving their material bodies, they can enter the body of Lord Brahmā.

  2. 2

    Because these yogīs are not directly devotees of the Lord, they do not obtain liberation directly. They must wait until Brahmā is liberated to enter the kingdom of God with him.

  3. 3

    Absorption in a particular demigod does not bring direct entrance into the Lord’s kingdom. The purport warns that such yogīs or demigod worshipers face the possibility of taking birth again when creation resumes.

Key points from the purport
  • By perfecting their yogic practice, yogīs can reach the highest planet, Brahmaloka, or Satyaloka, and after giving up their material bodies, they can enter into the body of Lord Brahmā.
  • Because they are not directly devotees of the Lord, they cannot get liberation directly.
  • It is clear that as long as a living entity is a worshiper of a particular demigod, his consciousness is absorbed in thoughts of that demigod, and therefore he cannot get direct liberation, or entrance into the kingdom of God, nor can he merge into the impersonal effulgence of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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

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

Further reading

Chapter 32: Entanglement in Fruitive Activities

Kapila contrasts temporary material rewards with the knowledge and detachment gained through devotional service to Kṛṣṇa.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.32
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamthus
  2. paretyahaving gone a long distance
  3. bhagavantamLord Brahmā
  4. anupraviṣṭāḥentered
  5. yethose who
  6. yoginaḥyogīs
  7. jitacontrolled
  8. marutthe breathing
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 3.32

    In this verse: “detached”, “detachment”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.32

    In this verse: “devotees”, “worshipers”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.32

    In this verse: “material”

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 making direct devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead my goal?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer today asking to make devotional service to the Supreme Lord your goal, rather than attainment of a higher material planet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDirect Devotion Rather Than Delayed LiberationThis 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.

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