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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
5.13.245.13.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.13.25

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.13.24inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सौवीरपतिरपि सुजनसमवगतपरमात्मसतत्त्व आत्मन्यविद्याध्यारोपितां च देहात्ममतिं विससर्ज । एवं हि नृप भगवदाश्रिताश्रितानुभाव: ॥ २५ ॥

sauvīra-patir api sujana-samavagata-paramātma-satattva ātmany avidyādhyāropitāṁ ca dehātma-matiṁ visasarja; evaṁ hi nṛpa bhagavad-āśritāśritānubhāvaḥ.

Translation

After receiving lessons from the great devotee Jaḍa Bharata, King Rahūgaṇa of the state of Sauvīra became completely aware of the constitutional position of the soul. He thus gave up the bodily conception completely. My dear King, whoever takes shelter of the servant of the servant of the Lord is certainly glorified because he can without difficulty give up the bodily conception.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devotee Shelter Frees Us From Bodily Identity

  1. 1

    Through Jaḍa Bharata’s instructions, Rahūgaṇa understood the constitutional position of the soul. He completely gave up identifying the self with the body.

  2. 2

    Taking shelter of the servant of the servant of the Lord brings spiritual benefit. Even brief association with a pure devotee can lead to all perfection.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Prabhupāda recalls how his spiritual master’s first instruction placed him on the path of Kṛṣṇa consciousness. Devotees are needed everywhere to free people from bodily identification and engage them fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

Key points from the purport
  • A sādhu is a pure devotee of the Lord.
  • As a result, there are many devotees engaged in this Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
  • The whole world is revolving under the bodily conception; therefore there must be devotees all over the world to deliver people from the false bodily conception and fully engage them in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

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 5.13.25 quotesCC Madhya 22.54

As stated in Caitanya-caritāmṛta (Madhya 22.54): ‘sādhu-saṅga’, ‘sādhu-saṅga’ — sarva-śāstre kaya

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

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:

By hearing this from Jaḍa Bharata, Mahārāja Rahūgaṇa revived his Kṛṣṇa consciousness and thus benefited from Jaḍa Bharata’s association. He could understand that his illusion was over, and he begged pardon from Jaḍa Bharata for his misbehavior.
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. sauvīra-patiḥthe King of the state of Sauvīra
  2. apicertainly
  3. su-janafrom an elevated person
  4. samavagatahaving completely understood
  5. paramātma-sa-tattvaḥthe truth of the constitutional position of the spirit soul and the Supersoul
  6. ātmaniin himself
  7. avidyāby nescience
  8. adhyāropitāmerroneously attributed
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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

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

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

    In this verse: “give up”, “gave up”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 5.13

    In this verse: “glorified”

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

How is the guidance of devotees helping me see beyond bodily identity?

Practice

Choose one instruction from Śrīla Prabhupāda that you have read and take a small step to follow it today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevotee Shelter Frees Us From Bodily IdentityThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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