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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 5 · Chapter 13: Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata
5.13.215.13.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.13.22

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Rahūgaṇasince 5.13.21inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitJaḍa Bharata → King Rahūgaṇa

न ह्यद्भ‍ुतं त्वच्चरणाब्जरेणुभि-

र्हतांहसो भक्तिरधोक्षजेऽमला ।

मौहूर्तिकाद्यस्य समागमाच्च मे

दुस्तर्कमूलोऽपहतोऽविवेक: ॥ २२ ॥

na hy adbhutaṁ tvac-caraṇābja-reṇubhir

hatāṁhaso bhaktir adhokṣaje ’malā

mauhūrtikād yasya samāgamāc ca me

dustarka-mūlo ’pahato ’vivekaḥ

Translation

It is not at all wonderful that simply by being covered by the dust of your lotus feet, one immediately attains the platform of pure devotional service to Adhokṣaja, which is not available even to great demigods like Brahmā. By associating with you just for a moment, I am now freed from all argument, false prestige and lack of discrimination, which are the roots of entanglement in the material world. Now I am free from all these problems.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotee Association Removes Pride and Confusion

  1. 1

    Association with pure devotees frees one from material bondage. Through Jaḍa Bharata’s association, King Rahūgaṇa was immediately freed from his misgivings.

  2. 2

    Rahūgaṇa says that even a moment of this association removed false arguments, false prestige and lack of discrimination. These are roots of material entanglement.

  3. 3

    The teachings of pure devotees can enlighten even a slow learner with spiritual knowledge. Their association opens the way to pure devotional service to Adhokṣaja.

Key points from the purport
  • Association with pure devotees certainly frees one from the material clutches.
  • King Rahūgaṇa was immediately freed from the misgivings of material association.
  • The arguments offered by pure devotees to their disciples are so convincing that even a dull-headed disciple is immediately enlightened with spiritual knowledge.

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

Misjudgment → Humility and insight. Spiritual insight hides behind social appearances.

Chapters 10–14 of Canto 5: Jaḍa Bharata instructs Rahūgaṇa. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 13: Further Talks Between King Rahūgaṇa and Jaḍa Bharata

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Although he suffers severely, being illusioned by the material energy, he still hankers after material happiness. In this way he completely forgets his relationship with the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.13
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. nanot
  2. hicertainly
  3. adbhutamwonderful
  4. tvat-caraṇa-abja-reṇubhiḥby the dust of your lotus feet
  5. hata-aṁhasaḥwho am completely freed from the reactions of sinful life
  6. bhaktiḥlove and devotion
  7. adhokṣajeunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is beyond the capture of experimental knowledge
  8. amalācompletely freed from all material contamination
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 5.13

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 5.13

    In this verse: “free from”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 5.13

    In this verse: “material”

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 pride or habit of arguing makes it harder for me to receive spiritual instruction?

Practice

Read one instruction from a pure devotee today with a willingness to be corrected.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevotee Association Removes Pride and ConfusionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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