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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 5: Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya
3.5.433.5.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.5.44

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The demigodssince 3.5.39inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

यत्सानुबन्धेऽसति देहगेहे

ममाहमित्यूढदुराग्रहाणाम् ।

पुंसां सुदूरं वसतोऽपि पुर्यां

भजेम तत्ते भगवन् पदाब्जम् ॥ ४४ ॥

yat sānubandhe ’sati deha-gehe

mamāham ity ūḍha-durāgrahāṇām

puṁsāṁ sudūraṁ vasato ’pi puryāṁ

bhajema tat te bhagavan padābjam

Translation

O Lord, persons who are entangled by undesirable eagerness for the temporary body and kinsmen, and who are bound by thoughts of “mine” and “I,” are unable to see Your lotus feet, although Your lotus feet are situated within their own bodies. But let us take shelter of Your lotus feet.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā Frees Us from False Ownership

  1. 1

    Attachment to the temporary body and kinsmen binds one to thoughts of “mine” and “I.” This prevents one from seeing the Lord’s lotus feet, although He is present within one’s own body.

  2. 2

    The desire to lord it over material nature keeps one in material bondage. Pride in possessions, wealth and education reflects the false conception that “I am everything.”

  3. 3

    Even a deeply bound person can find relief by hearing kṛṣṇa-kathā. In the Age of Kali, hearing and chanting about Kṛṣṇa frees one from binding attachment and leads back to Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • The whole Vedic philosophy of life is that one should get rid of the material encagement of gross and subtle bodies, which only cause one to continue in a condemned life of miseries.
  • But even a person perpetually condemned to the miseries of material existence can get relief from bondage if he simply agrees to hear only kṛṣṇa-kathā.
  • Therefore, people should be trained to hear only kṛṣṇa-kathā — by all means — in order to get relief from all miseries.

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

Mystery → Cosmic wonder. The origin of the world is revealed through inquiry and divine grace.

Chapters 5–12 of Canto 3: Creation and Brahmā's bewilderment. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 5: Vidura’s Talks with Maitreya

Vidura meets Maitreya, who begins explaining the Lord’s activities and the unfolding of material creation.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yatbecause
  2. sa-anubandhedue to becoming entangled
  3. asatithus being
  4. dehathe gross material body
  5. gehein the home
  6. mamamine
  7. ahamI
  8. itithus
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.5

    In this verse: “attachment”, “wealth”, “material”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 3.5

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 3.5

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which thoughts of “mine” and “I” make it harder for me to seek the Lord’s shelter?

Practice

Set aside five minutes today to hear kṛṣṇa-kathā instead of dwelling on something you want to possess or control.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHearing Kṛṣṇa-kathā Frees Us from False OwnershipThis 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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