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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.25.18
हिमनिर्झरविप्रुष्मत्कुसुमाकरवायुना ।
चलत्प्रवालविटपनलिनीतटसम्पदि ॥ १८ ॥
hima-nirjhara-vipruṣmat-
kusumākara-vāyunā
calat-pravāla-viṭapa-
nalinī-taṭa-sampadi
The branches of the trees standing on the bank of the lake received particles of water carried by the spring air from the falls coming down from the icy mountain.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The waterfall represents rasa, or relationship and mellow. The purport describes sexual mellow as ādi-rasa and explains how favorable conditions agitate sexual desire.
The garden's features represent different objects of sense enjoyment. The wind represents touch, the waterfall taste, and the spring air smell.
These varieties of enjoyment make material life seem very pleasing. Through their attraction, we become captivated by material existence.
Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.
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
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “material”
Kṛpā · Divine mercy
Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “favorable”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Which sensory pleasure most easily captures my attention?
When a pleasant sensation draws your attention today, pause and notice whether it creates a desire for more.
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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