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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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
4.24.694.24.71

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.24.70

Mukti· Liberation
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

तमेवात्मानमात्मस्थं सर्वभूतेष्ववस्थितम् ।

पूजयध्वं गृणन्तश्च ध्यायन्तश्चासकृद्धरिम् ॥ ७० ॥

tam evātmānam ātma-sthaṁ

sarva-bhūteṣv avasthitam

pūjayadhvaṁ gṛṇantaś ca

dhyāyantaś cāsakṛd dharim

Translation

Therefore, O sons of the King, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Hari, is situated in everyone’s heart. He is also within your hearts. Therefore chant the glories of the Lord and always meditate upon Him continuously.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Chant and Remember the Lord Continuously

  1. 1

    Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is situated in every living being’s heart. As His parts and parcels, all living entities have Him as their father.

  2. 2

    The instruction is to chant and meditate continuously, not merely for a few minutes. Śrīla Prabhupāda therefore asks devotees to chant at least sixteen rounds daily on their beads.

  3. 3

    Anyone can sit anywhere, in any condition of life, and chant the Lord’s holy names. By chanting and hearing, one automatically engages in meditation.

Key points from the purport
  • Not only was Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī chanting the holy name of the Lord, but he was also offering obeisances in the same prolific numbers.
  • Because the princes were ready to enter into some severe austerity in order to worship the Lord, Lord Śiva advised them to constantly chant of and meditate upon the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • It is significant that Lord Śiva personally offered his prayers to the Supreme Personality of Godhead just as he was taught by his father, Lord Brahmā.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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. tamunto Him
  2. evacertainly
  3. ātmānamthe Supreme Soul
  4. ātma-sthamwithin your hearts
  5. sarvaall
  6. bhūteṣuin every living being
  7. avasthitamsituated
  8. pūjayadhvamjust worship Him
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “chant”, “hearing”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.24

    In this verse: “king”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotees”

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 can remembrance of the Lord become a more regular part of my day?

Practice

Use one pause in your day to chant the Lord’s holy names and carefully hear them, remembering His presence in your heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayChant and Remember the Lord ContinuouslyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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