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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 7: Further Inquires by Vidura
3.7.123.7.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.7.13

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 3.7.9inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

यदेन्द्रियोपरामोऽथ द्रष्ट्रात्मनि परे हरौ ।

विलीयन्ते तदा क्लेशा: संसुप्तस्येव कृत्‍स्‍नश: ॥ १३ ॥

yadendriyoparāmo ’tha

draṣṭrātmani pare harau

vilīyante tadā kleśāḥ

saṁsuptasyeva kṛtsnaśaḥ

Translation

When the senses are satisfied in the seer-Supersoul, the Personality of Godhead, and merge in Him, all miseries are completely vanquished, as after a sound sleep.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Give the Senses Better Engagement

  1. 1

    The senses cause disturbance when engaged in material gratification. They need to be cured of material contamination, not stopped from acting.

  2. 2

    Devotees give the senses better engagement in serving the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Seeing His form, tasting prasāda and hearing His glories satisfy the senses spiritually.

  3. 3

    The Lord, present as the Supersoul in everyone’s heart, sees all our activities. Complete satisfaction comes when the senses are engaged in His transcendental service.

Key points from the purport
  • Therefore, these senses are to be detached from all such material activities.
  • The devotees, however, do not stop the material senses from acting, but they engage their transcendental senses in the service of the Transcendence, the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • In the same way, the mischievous activities of the senses can be stopped only by better engagement in relation with 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.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 3.7.13 quotesBG 2.59

In Bhagavad-gītā (2.59) it is said that one ceases all material activities only when satisfied by contact with a better engagement.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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 7: Further Inquires by Vidura

Vidura asks about illusion, the soul, creation, religious duties, and the relationship between teacher and disciple.

Back to this verse in chapter 3.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yadāwhen
  2. indriyasenses
  3. uparāmaḥsatiated
  4. athathus
  5. draṣṭṛ-ātmaniunto the seer, the Supersoul
  6. parein the Transcendence
  7. harauunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. vilīyantebecome merged in
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 3.7

    In this verse: “contamination”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.7

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.7

    In this verse: “devotees”

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

Which of my senses could I give a better engagement in the Lord’s service today?

Practice

Spend five minutes hearing the Lord’s glories, giving your ears a deliberate engagement in His service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGive the Senses Better EngagementThis 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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