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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 29: Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi
4.29.674.29.69

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.29.68

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 4.29.60inside 4 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → ViduraNārada Muni → King Prācīnabarhi

सर्वे क्रमानुरोधेन मनसीन्द्रियगोचरा: ।

आयान्ति बहुशो यान्ति सर्वे समनसो जना: ॥ ६८ ॥

sarve kramānurodhena

manasīndriya-gocarāḥ

āyānti bahuśo yānti

sarve samanaso janāḥ

Translation

The mind of the living entity continues to exist in various gross bodies, and according to one’s desires for sense gratification, the mind records different thoughts. In the mind these appear together in different combinations; therefore these images sometimes appear as things never seen or never heard before.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Train the Mind for Kṛṣṇa’s Service

  1. 1

    The mind continues although the body changes. Recorded experiences can appear in dreams in combinations that seem unfamiliar.

  2. 2

    The subtle body stores material desires, and the gross body serves as the instrument for carrying them out. These desires lead the living entity to accept one body after another.

  3. 3

    Meditating on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, redirects the mind. Following the spiritual master’s instructions gradually trains it to desire nothing but Kṛṣṇa’s service.

Key points from the purport
  • The activities of the living entity in the body of a dog may be experienced in the mind of a different body; therefore those activities appear never to have been heard or seen.
  • Sensual images are recorded in the mind in chronological order, and they become manifest one after another; therefore the living entity has to accept one body after another.
  • The mind plans material enjoyment, and the gross body serves as the instrument to realize such desires and plans.

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

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 29: Talks Between Nārada and King Prācīnabarhi

Nārada explains the allegory and devotional service; Prācīnabarhi leaves home to perform austerities.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.29
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarveall
  2. krama-anurodhenain order of chronology
  3. manasiin the mind
  4. indriyaby the senses
  5. gocarāḥexperienced
  6. āyānticome
  7. bahuśaḥin many ways
  8. yāntigo away
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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 4.29

    In this verse: “sense gratification”, “material”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.29

    In this verse: “heard”

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

What desire could I redirect toward Kṛṣṇa’s service?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute bringing your mind back to the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTrain the Mind for Kṛṣṇa’s ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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