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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.7.16
साध्वेतद् व्याहृतं विद्वन्नात्ममायायनं हरे: ।
आभात्यपार्थं निर्मूलं विश्वमूलं न यद्बहि: ॥ १६ ॥
sādhv etad vyāhṛtaṁ vidvan
nātma-māyāyanaṁ hareḥ
ābhāty apārthaṁ nirmūlaṁ
viśva-mūlaṁ na yad bahiḥ
O learned sage, your explanations are very good, as they should be. Disturbances to the conditioned soul have no other basis than the movement of the external energy of the Lord.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The desire to become one with the Lord in every respect is the root cause of material existence. The living entity falsely attempts to occupy the Lord’s predominating position.
The Lord controls His external energy, māyā. The conditioned living entity, however, is controlled by that energy.
Material bondage arises from this false attempt to become the supreme controller. Trying to become one with the Lord is described as māyā’s last snare.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Vidura asks about illusion, the soul, creation, religious duties, and the relationship between teacher and disciple.
Back to this verse in chapter 3.7Learn the Sanskrit words of the 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
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 3.7
In this verse: “māyā”, “material”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Where am I trying to claim a controlling position that does not belong to me?
Notice one desire to control today and remind yourself that the Lord controls māyā, while you do not occupy His position.
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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