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  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 26: King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry
4.26.124.26.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.26.13

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 4.26.7inside 5 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → ViduraNārada Muni → King PrācīnabarhiThe allegory of King Purañjana → Prācīnabarhi, as listener

तृप्तो हृष्ट: सुद‍ृप्तश्च कन्दर्पाकृष्टमानस: ।

न व्यचष्ट वरारोहां गृहिणीं गृहमेधिनीम् ॥ १३ ॥

tṛpto hṛṣṭaḥ sudṛptaś ca

kandarpākṛṣṭa-mānasaḥ

na vyacaṣṭa varārohāṁ

gṛhiṇīṁ gṛha-medhinīm

Translation

After taking his dinner and having his thirst and hunger satisfied, King Purañjana felt some joy within his heart. Instead of being elevated to a higher consciousness, he became captivated by Cupid, and was moved by a desire to find his wife, who kept him satisfied in his household life.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Moderation Protects Devotional Service

  1. 1

    After satisfying his hunger and thirst, Purañjana became attracted by Cupid instead of rising to higher consciousness. The purport warns that overeating can disturb a beginner’s Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  2. 2

    A devotee should eat simple food in goodness and neither eat too much nor collect more money than necessary. Undesirable association can also increase lust and greed.

  3. 3

    Even if an immature devotee falls down, service to Kṛṣṇa never goes in vain. Still, one should carefully avoid activities that weaken devotional service.

Key points from the purport
  • It is clearly visible that when a neophyte in Kṛṣṇa consciousness eats too much, he falls down.
  • Instead of being elevated to Kṛṣṇa consciousness, he falls down, being attracted by Cupid, and takes to another wife for sex enjoyment.
  • The fall of the neophyte devotee from the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness down to material life is described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.5.17) by Nārada Muni:

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

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 4.26.13 quotesSB 1.5.17

The fall of the neophyte devotee from the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness down to material life is described in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.5.17) by Nārada Muni: This indicates that although a neophyte devotee may fall down from the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness due to his immaturity, his service to Kṛṣṇa never goes in vain.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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 26: King Purañjana Goes to the Forest to Hunt, and His Queen Becomes Angry

Purañjana kills innocent animals while hunting, then returns and tries to soothe his distressed queen.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.26
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tṛptaḥsatisfied
  2. hṛṣṭaḥjoyful
  3. su-dṛptaḥbeing very proud
  4. caalso
  5. kandarpaby Cupid
  6. ākṛṣṭaattracted
  7. mānasaḥhis mind
  8. nadid not
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Key ideas in this 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 4.26

    In this verse: “household”, “lust”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.26

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotee”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.26

    In this verse: “king”

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

Where could greater moderation help me remain steady in Kṛṣṇa consciousness?

Practice

At one meal today, choose simple food and avoid eating beyond what you need.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

The purport quotesSB 1.5.17

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 4.26's connections

Live this todayModeration Protects Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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