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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.11.32
येनोपसृष्टात्पुरुषाल्लोक उद्विजते भृशम् ।
न बुधस्तद्वशं गच्छेदिच्छन्नभयमात्मन: ॥ ३२ ॥
yenopasṛṣṭāt puruṣāl
loka udvijate bhṛśam
na budhas tad-vaśaṁ gacched
icchann abhayam ātmanaḥ
A person who desires liberation from this material world should not fall under the control of anger because when bewildered by anger one becomes a source of dread for all others.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Someone who desires liberation should not fall under anger’s control. A person bewildered by anger becomes a source of dread to others.
A devotee or saintly person should neither frighten others nor be overcome by fear of them. The recommended attitude toward others is nonenmity.
Hostile people may find fault even with saintly persons. Yet a saintly person does not become angry, even under great provocation.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
Rejection → Transformed aspiration. A child's wounded pride is purified by divine encounter.
Chapters 8–12 of Canto 4: Dhruva seeks and encounters the Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc
Svāyambhuva Manu urges Dhruva to stop killing innocent Yakṣas and turn his attention to the Supreme Lord.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.11Learn 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 4.11
In this verse: “material”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.11
In this verse: “devotee”
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 4.11
In this verse: “fear”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Does my response to provocation make others afraid of me?
If irritation arises today, pause before speaking and choose words that express no hostility.
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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