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Read one verse of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam with its Sanskrit, word meanings, translation and study points.
Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.28.3
कालकन्यापि बुभुजे पुरञ्जनपुरं बलात् ।
ययाभिभूत: पुरुष: सद्यो नि:सारतामियात् ॥ ३ ॥
kāla-kanyāpi bubhuje
purañjana-puraṁ balāt
yayābhibhūtaḥ puruṣaḥ
sadyo niḥsāratām iyāt
Gradually Kālakanyā, with the help of dangerous soldiers, attacked all the inhabitants of Purañjana’s city and thus rendered them useless for all purposes.
Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.ioThree study points drawn from the translation and purport.
Kālakanyā and the soldiers render the inhabitants of Purañjana’s city useless. The purport explains that old age can leave the body unable to carry out its activities.
Vedic training begins with brahmacarya, engaging the student in the Lord’s service. Later stages provide for family responsibilities, retirement, pilgrimage and renunciation.
Human life is especially meant for God realization and service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead. If Kṛṣṇa consciousness does not begin early, one must still learn its principles later in life.
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
Purañjana’s city falls; he becomes a woman, and a brāhmaṇa recalls the soul’s forgotten spiritual friendship.
Back to this verse in chapter 4.28Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.
The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.
Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead
What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10
Abhaya · Fearlessness
Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 4.28
In this verse: “dangerous”
Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct
Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 4.28
In this verse: “principles”
Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.
Take one thing from this verse into your day.
How can I make service to the Lord a priority at my present stage of life?
Reserve five minutes today for focused service to the Lord without another activity competing for your attention.
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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