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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.25.16
सभाचत्वररथ्याभिराक्रीडायतनापणै: ।
चैत्यध्वजपताकाभिर्युक्तां विद्रुमवेदिभि: ॥ १६ ॥
sabhā-catvara-rathyābhir
ākrīḍāyatanāpaṇaiḥ
caitya-dhvaja-patākābhir
yuktāṁ vidruma-vedibhiḥ
In that city there were many assembly houses, street crossings, streets, restaurants, gambling houses, markets, resting places, flags, festoons and beautiful parks. All these surrounded the city.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The heart is compared to an assembly house because the living entity resides there along with the Paramātmā. It is the center of remembrance, forgetfulness and deliberation.
The eyes, ears and nose are places of attraction for sense enjoyment. The city's streets represent different kinds of air moving within the body.
The body is also a resting place for the fatigued living entity. Its palms and the soles of its feet are compared to flags and festoons.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
The purport of SB 4.25.16 quotesBG 15.15
As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15), sarvasya cāhaṁ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaṁ ca.
Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.
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
Nārada’s allegory introduces Purañjana, his search for enjoyment, and his attraction to a woman.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.25Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Ūti · The creative impetus
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Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How might remembering the Paramātmā within the heart affect my deliberations?
Before one decision today, pause to remember that the Paramātmā is present within your heart.
The stories 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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