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  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 4 · Chapter 24: Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva
4.24.324.24.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.24.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Maitreya Ṛṣisince 4.24.32inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → ViduraLord Śiva → the Pracetās

श्रीरुद्र उवाच

जितं त आत्मविद्वर्यस्वस्तये स्वस्तिरस्तु मे ।

भवताराधसा राद्धं सर्वस्मा आत्मने नम: ॥ ३३ ॥

śrī-rudra uvāca

jitaṁ ta ātma-vid-varya-

svastaye svastir astu me

bhavatārādhasā rāddhaṁ

sarvasmā ātmane namaḥ

Translation

Lord Śiva addressed the Supreme Personality of Godhead with the following prayer: O Supreme Personality of Godhead, all glories unto You. You are the most exalted of all self-realized souls. Since You are always auspicious for the self-realized, I wish that You be auspicious for me. You are worshipable by virtue of the all-perfect instructions You give. You are the Supersoul; therefore I offer my obeisances unto You as the supreme living being.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pray to Remain Fixed in Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Lord Śiva begins by glorifying the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the chief of all living beings. True self-realization includes knowing the Lord’s supreme position and remembering one’s service to Him.

  2. 2

    The all-perfect Lord resides in everyone’s heart as the Supersoul. He gives pure devotees instructions so they can advance and remain fixed in devotional service.

  3. 3

    Lord Śiva seeks the Lord’s mercy to remain His devotee eternally, not to merge into His existence. All living entities, including Lord Śiva and Lord Brahmā, are servants of the Supreme Lord.

Key points from the purport
  • Therefore in the spiritual world all those who are in the devotional service of the Lord are eternally fixed, for they understand the position of the Supreme Being, as well as their individual constitution.
  • When the individual soul is fixed in his knowledge of the Lord as the Supreme Being, he actually becomes established in an all-auspicious position.
  • The conclusion is that Lord Śiva wanted to remain a fixed devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva.

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· 4

The purport of SB 4.24.33 quotesBG 15.15

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15): mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca.

The purport of SB 4.24.33 quotesBG 10.10

This is also confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (10.10): dadāmi buddhi-yogaṁ taṁ yena mām upayānti te.

The purport of SB 4.24.33 quotesSB 1.8.20

In this regard, one may refer to the prayers of Kuntī in the First Canto of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.8.20): The Lord is always ready to give instructions to the paramahaṁsas, or the topmost devotees of the Lord, who are completely liberated from all contaminations of the material world.

The purport of SB 4.24.33 quotesSB 1.7.10

Similarly, it is stated in the ātmārāma verse: The word ātmārāma refers to those who are not interested in the material world but are simply engaged in spiritual realization.

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

Worldly absorption → Sobering awareness. The mind's identification with material life becomes visible.

Chapters 24–29 of Canto 4: Śiva's song and the allegory of Purañjana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 24: Chanting the Song Sung by Lord Śiva

Lord Śiva mercifully teaches the Pracetās prayers glorifying the Supreme Lord.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-rudraḥ uvācaLord Śiva began to speak
  2. jitamall glories
  3. teunto You
  4. ātma-vitself-realized
  5. varyathe best
  6. svastayeunto the auspicious
  7. svastiḥauspiciousness
  8. astulet there be
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.24

    In this verse: “worshipable”, “devotional service”, “devotees”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.24

    In this verse: “glorifying”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.24

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

Is my prayer aimed at remaining steady in service to the Supreme Lord?

Practice

Begin a short prayer with “All glories unto You, my Lord,” and ask for mercy to remain fixed in devotional service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 1.8.20SB 1.7.10

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 4.24's connections

Live this todayPray to Remain Fixed in Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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