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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 33: Activities of Kapila
3.33.283.33.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.33.29

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.33.12inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

स्वाङ्गं तपोयोगमयं मुक्तकेशं गताम्बरम् ।

दैवगुप्तं न बुबुधे वासुदेवप्रविष्टधी: ॥ २९ ॥

svāṅgaṁ tapo-yogamayaṁ

mukta-keśaṁ gatāmbaram

daiva-guptaṁ na bubudhe

vāsudeva-praviṣṭa-dhīḥ

Translation

Because she was always absorbed in the thought of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, she was not aware that sometimes her hair was loosened or her garments were disarrayed.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Supreme Lord Protects His Devotee

  1. 1

    Devahūti was so absorbed in the Supreme Personality of Godhead that she did not notice her loosened hair or disarrayed garments.

  2. 2

    When one surrenders to the Supreme Lord’s service, He takes charge of the devotee’s maintenance. The fully surrendered soul has no anxiety about bodily protection.

  3. 3

    The Supreme Lord maintains innumerable species of bodies. One who fully engages in His service will not go unprotected.

Key points from the purport
  • In this verse the word daiva-guptam, “protected by the Supreme Personality of Godhead,” is very significant.
  • Once one surrenders unto the service of the Supreme Lord, the Lord takes charge of the maintenance of the devotee’s body, and there is no need of anxiety for its protection.
  • The Supreme Lord takes care of the maintenance of innumerable species of bodies; therefore, one who fully engages in His service will not go unprotected by the Supreme Lord.

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 33: Activities of Kapila

Devahūti follows Kapila’s instructions and attains liberation; Kapila travels onward and receives prayers and offerings.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.33
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sva-aṅgamher body
  2. tapaḥausterity
  3. yogayoga practice
  4. mayamfully engaged in
  5. muktaloosened
  6. keśamher hair
  7. gatadisarrayed
  8. ambaramher garments
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “devotee’s”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “surrenders”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 3.33

    In this verse: “protection”

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

How might trust in the Lord’s care help me serve with less anxiety?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer entrusting one worry to the Supreme Lord and expressing your desire to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Protects His DevoteeThis 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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