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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.25.33
न विदाम वयं सम्यक्कर्तारं पुरुषर्षभ ।
आत्मनश्च परस्यापि गोत्रं नाम च यत्कृतम् ॥ ३३ ॥
na vidāma vayaṁ samyak
kartāraṁ puruṣarṣabha
ātmanaś ca parasyāpi
gotraṁ nāma ca yat-kṛtam
The girl said: O best of human beings, I do not know who has begotten me. I cannot speak to you perfectly about this. Nor do I know the names or the origin of the associates with me.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The girl cannot explain her origin or that of her companions. Her uncertainty represents the living entity’s ignorance in the material world.
Brahma-jijñāsā means an inquisitiveness to know the original source of our existence. It includes asking where we have come from and why we struggle here.
We receive many facilities for living, yet often fail to ask who arranged them. Thinking that everything arose by chance leaves these essential questions unanswered.
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”
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “companions”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
Do I give enough attention to the source and purpose of my existence?
Write down one sincere question about the origin or purpose of your life.
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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