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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 4 · Chapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja
4.13.64.13.8-9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.13.7

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.13.6inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

स जन्मनोपशान्तात्मा नि:सङ्ग: समदर्शन: ।

ददर्श लोके विततमात्मानं लोकमात्मनि ॥ ७ ॥

sa janmanopaśāntātmā

niḥsaṅgaḥ sama-darśanaḥ

dadarśa loke vitatam

ātmānaṁ lokam ātmani

Translation

From his very birth, Utkala was fully satisfied and unattached to the world. He was equipoised, for he could see everything resting in the Supersoul and the Supersoul present in everyone’s heart.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

See the Supersoul in Every Heart

  1. 1

    From birth, Utkala was satisfied, unattached and equipoised. These are characteristics of a mahā-bhāgavata, a highly advanced devotee.

  2. 2

    Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, pervades the universe in His impersonal feature. Everything rests on Him, but this does not mean that everything is He Himself.

  3. 3

    An advanced devotee sees the same Supersoul, Paramātmā, in everyone’s heart, beyond differences of material form. Such vision is possible through advanced love of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • The symptoms and characteristics of Utkala, the son of Mahārāja Dhruva, are those of a mahā-bhāgavata.
  • As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (6.30), yo māṁ paśyati sarvatra sarvaṁ ca mayi paśyati: a highly advanced devotee sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead everywhere, and he also sees everything resting in the Supreme.
  • A highly advanced mahā-bhāgavata devotee sees in this spirit: he sees the same Supersoul, Paramātmā, existing within everyone’s heart, regardless of discrimination based on the different material forms of the living entities.

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· 2

The purport of SB 4.13.7 quotesBG 6.30

As stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (6.30), yo māṁ paśyati sarvatra sarvaṁ ca mayi paśyati: a highly advanced devotee sees the Supreme Personality of Godhead everywhere, and he also sees everything resting in the Supreme.

The purport of SB 4.13.7 quotesBG 9.4

It is also confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.4), mayā tatam idaṁ sarvaṁ jagad avyakta-mūrtinā: Lord Kṛṣṇa is spread all over the universe in His impersonal feature.

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

Anger and disorder → Duty and devotion. Kingship shifts from domination to stewardship and renunciation.

Chapters 13–23 of Canto 4: Vena and Pṛthu: power, the Earth and stewardship. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: Description of the Descendants of Dhruva Mahārāja

Dhruva’s descendants are described, followed by an account of a sonless king and the cruel boy Vena.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥhis son Utkala
  2. janmanāfrom the very beginning of his birth
  3. upaśāntavery well satisfied
  4. ātmāsoul
  5. niḥsaṅgaḥwithout attachment
  6. sama-darśanaḥequipoised
  7. dadarśasaw
  8. lokein the world
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.13

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.13

    In this verse: “material”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 4.13

    In this verse: “love”

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

How would remembering the Supersoul in every heart change my treatment of others?

Practice

When meeting someone today, quietly remember that the Supersoul is present in their heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySee the Supersoul in Every HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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