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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 30: The Activities of the Pracetās
4.30.94.30.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 4.30.10

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 4.30.9inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitMaitreya Ṛṣi → Vidura

ये तु मां रुद्रगीतेन सायं प्रात: समाहिता: ।

स्तुवन्त्यहं कामवरान्दास्ये प्रज्ञां च शोभनाम् ॥ १० ॥

ye tu māṁ rudra-gītena

sāyaṁ prātaḥ samāhitāḥ

stuvanty ahaṁ kāma-varān

dāsye prajñāṁ ca śobhanām

Translation

Those who will offer Me the prayers composed by Lord Śiva, both in the morning and in the evening, will be given benedictions by Me. In this way they can both fulfill their desires and attain good intelligence.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Good Intelligence Leads Back to Godhead

  1. 1

    The Lord promises benedictions and good intelligence to those who offer Lord Śiva’s prayers morning and evening. The highest fulfillment of desire is to go back home, back to Godhead.

  2. 2

    To those who constantly worship Him with love, the Lord gives the understanding by which they can come to Him.

  3. 3

    By following the ācāryas, we receive the same benefit as our predecessors. Accepting Bhagavad-gītā as spoken by Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is not different from hearing directly from Him.

Key points from the purport
  • So what to speak of the sons of King Prācīnabarhiṣat, who are directly connected with the Supreme Personality of Godhead?
  • If one follows the decisions of Arjuna, he should be considered to be directly hearing Bhagavad-gītā from the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • There is no difference between hearing Bhagavad-gītā directly from the Supreme Lord and following a personality like Arjuna, who formerly heard Bhagavad-gītā directly from the Lord.

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 4.30.10 quotesBG 10.10

This is confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā (10.10): “To those who are constantly devoted and worship Me with love, I give the understanding by which they can come to Me.”

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

Search → Devotional resolution. Prayer and instruction redirect household and societal life.

Chapters 30–31 of Canto 4: Pracetās and Nārada's concluding guidance. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 30: The Activities of the Pracetās

The Lord appears to the Pracetās, who pray only for His satisfaction; Brahmā later pacifies them.

Back to this verse in chapter 4.30
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yethose persons who
  2. tubut
  3. māmunto Me
  4. rudra-gītenaby the song sung by Lord Śiva
  5. sāyamin the evening
  6. prātaḥin the morning
  7. samāhitāḥbeing attentive
  8. stuvantioffer prayers
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 4.30

    In this verse: “worship”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 4.30

    In this verse: “hearing”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 4.30

    In this verse: “love”

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

Do my prayers seek only fulfilled desires, or also the understanding needed to return to Godhead?

Practice

Read a short passage of Bhagavad-gītā today with the intention of accepting the Lord’s instruction rather than imposing your own interpretation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGood Intelligence Leads Back to GodheadThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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