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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.26.14
अन्त:पुरस्त्रियोऽपृच्छद्विमना इव वेदिषत् ।
अपि व: कुशलं रामा: सेश्वरीणां यथा पुरा ॥ १४ ॥
antaḥpura-striyo ’pṛcchad
vimanā iva vediṣat
api vaḥ kuśalaṁ rāmāḥ
seśvarīṇāṁ yathā purā
At that time King Purañjana was a little anxious, and he inquired from the household women: My dear beautiful women, are you and your mistress all very happy like before, or not?
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Association with devotees refreshes a person and awakens Kṛṣṇa consciousness. One can then consider whether to return to material activities or remain steady spiritually.
A home becomes auspicious through devotional service to Lord Viṣṇu. Thinking of Kṛṣṇa, feeling how to serve Him, and willing to follow His order show the guidance of good intelligence.
The mind may promise happiness through sense enjoyment. Lasting detachment requires a higher taste found in actual devotional service.
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 4.26.14 quotesBG 2.59
This is explained in Bhagavad-gītā (2.59): “The embodied soul may be restricted from sense enjoyment, though the taste for sense objects remains.
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
Purañjana kills innocent animals while hunting, then returns and tries to soothe his distressed queen.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.26Learn 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 4.26
In this verse: “household”, “material”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.26
In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 4.26
In this verse: “inquired”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can my thinking, feeling, and willing become more directed toward serving Kṛṣṇa?
Pause today to consider your thoughts, then choose one small act of devotional service.
The story 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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