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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.25.51
देवहूर्नाम पुर्या द्वा उत्तरेण पुरञ्जन: ।
राष्ट्रमुत्तरपञ्चालं याति श्रुतधरान्वित: ॥ ५१ ॥
devahūr nāma puryā dvā
uttareṇa purañjanaḥ
rāṣṭram uttara-pañcālaṁ
yāti śrutadharānvitaḥ
On the northern side was the gate named Devahū. Through that gate, King Purañjana used to go with his friend Śrutadhara to the place known as Uttara-pañcāla.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
The gate Devahū represents the left ear. It is used for taking initiation from the spiritual master and hearing about higher destinations.
Different kinds of worship lead to different destinations. Those who worship Kṛṣṇa will live with Him.
One who desires to reach the Vaikuṇṭha planets or Kṛṣṇaloka may take initiation from the spiritual master. Hearing can thus serve the desire to become permanently situated in the spiritual world.
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 4.25.51 quotesBG 9.25
This is explained in Bhagavad-gītā (9.25): “Those who worship the demigods will take birth among the demigods; those who worship ghosts and spirits will take birth among such beings; those who worship ancestors go to the ancestors; and those who worship Me will live with Me.”
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
Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “friend”
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “king”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.25
In this verse: “worship”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What destination do the things I choose to hear encourage me to seek?
Spend five minutes rereading the purport’s teaching about hearing and reaching the spiritual world.
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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