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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 3.7.41
सर्वे वेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च तपो दानानि चानघ ।
जीवाभयप्रदानस्य न कुर्वीरन् कलामपि ॥ ४१ ॥
sarve vedāś ca yajñāś ca
tapo dānāni cānagha
jīvābhaya-pradānasya
na kurvīran kalām api
O spotless one, your answers to all these questions will grant immunity from all material miseries. Such charity is greater than all Vedic charities, sacrifices, penances, etc.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The highest perfection of charity is to give people freedom from the anxieties of material existence. This is possible only through activities in devotional service to the Lord.
Vedic knowledge, sacrifices, and generous charities together cannot equal even a part of the freedom from material suffering gained through devotional service.
Maitreya’s gift of knowledge would help not only Vidura but others in all times. Because this charity benefits everyone, the purport describes Maitreya as immortal.
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: “material”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 3.7
In this verse: “knowledge”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 3.7
In this verse: “devotional service”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How does this teaching change my understanding of what it means to help someone?
Share one teaching from this verse with someone willing to hear, keeping its emphasis on devotional service to the Lord.
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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