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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
4.24.374.24.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.24.38

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
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

नम ऊर्ज इषे त्रय्या: पतये यज्ञरेतसे ।

तृप्तिदाय च जीवानां नम: सर्वरसात्मने ॥ ३८ ॥

nama ūrja iṣe trayyāḥ

pataye yajña-retase

tṛpti-dāya ca jīvānāṁ

namaḥ sarva-rasātmane

Translation

My Lord, You are the provider of the Pitṛlokas as well as all the demigods. You are the predominating deity of the moon and the master of all three Vedas. I offer my respectful obeisances unto You because You are the original source of satisfaction for all living entities.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Find Satisfaction in Service and Prasāda

  1. 1

    Human beings have obligations to demigods, saintly persons, forefathers and other living entities. Complete engagement in the Lord’s devotional service frees one from these obligations.

  2. 2

    Lord Śiva asks Lord Aniruddha for strength to become free from these obligations and serve the Lord entirely. His prayer expresses dependence on the Lord’s help.

  3. 3

    The tongue is described as the most formidable enemy among the senses; controlling it helps control the others. Lord Śiva prays to be satisfied by eating only prasāda offered to the Lord.

Key points from the purport
  • When the living entity is born within this material world, especially as a human being, he has several obligations unto the demigods, unto the saintly persons and unto living entities in general.
  • Lord Śiva prays to Lord Aniruddha to give him strength so he can become free from all obligation to the Pitās, demigods, general living entities and saintly persons and completely engage himself in the devotional service of the Lord.
  • Lord Śiva’s prayer to Lord Aniruddha is meant for this purpose (tṛpti-dāya); he prays to Lord Aniruddha to help him be satisfied by eating only prasāda offered to the Lord.

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· 1

The purport of SB 4.24.38 quotesSB 11.5.41

gato mukundaṁ parihṛtya kartam. One becomes free from all obligations to the demigods, saintly persons, pitās, ancient forefathers, etc., if one is completely engaged in the devotional service of the Lord.

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. namaḥI offer all obeisances unto You
  2. ūrjeunto the provider of the Pitṛloka
  3. iṣethe provider of all the demigods
  4. trayyāḥof the three Vedas
  5. patayeunto the master
  6. yajñasacrifices
  7. retaseunto the predominating deity of the moon planet
  8. tṛpti-dāyaunto Him who gives satisfaction to everyone
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotional service”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 4.24

    In this verse: “free from”

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 could satisfaction with prasāda help me bring my senses into devotional service?

Practice

Eat prasāda today, asking the Lord to help you find satisfaction in what has been offered to Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFind Satisfaction in Service and PrasādaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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