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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.26.20
अनुनिन्येऽथ शनकैर्वीरोऽनुनयकोविद: ।
पस्पर्श पादयुगलमाह चोत्सङ्गलालिताम् ॥ २० ॥
anuninye ’tha śanakair
vīro ’nunaya-kovidaḥ
pasparśa pāda-yugalam
āha cotsaṅga-lālitām
Because the King was very expert in flattery, he began to pacify his Queen very slowly. First he touched her two feet, then embraced her nicely, seating her on his lap, and began to speak as follows.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Awakening Kṛṣṇa consciousness begins with regretting past deeds and deliberately seeking spiritual progress. Purañjana’s effort to pacify his Queen illustrates this turning back.
Kṛṣṇa consciousness cannot be achieved through self-endeavor or mental speculation alone. One must approach a self-realized, Kṛṣṇa conscious spiritual master.
Touching the spiritual master’s lotus feet means giving up false prestige. Sincere service to a bona fide spiritual master begins spiritual life and surrender to Kṛṣṇa.
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 4.26.20 quotesSB 7.5.32
niṣkiñcanānāṁ na vṛṇīta yāvat. One cannot come to the precincts of Kṛṣṇa consciousness unless he touches the dust of the lotus feet of a person who has become a mahātmā, a great devotee.
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
Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership
Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 4.26
In this verse: “king”
Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender
Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 4.26
In this verse: “surrender”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
What pride makes it difficult for me to receive spiritual guidance?
Read one instruction from Śrīla Prabhupāda’s purport today with the intention to follow it, rather than rely only on your own ideas.
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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