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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 5 · Chapter 19: A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa
5.19.125.19.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.19.13

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.19.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इदं हि योगेश्वर योगनैपुणं

हिरण्यगर्भो भगवाञ्जगाद यत् ।

यदन्तकाले त्वयि निर्गुणे मनो

भक्त्या दधीतोज्झितदुष्कलेवर: ॥ १३ ॥

idaṁ hi yogeśvara yoga-naipuṇaṁ

hiraṇyagarbho bhagavāñ jagāda yat

yad anta-kāle tvayi nirguṇe mano

bhaktyā dadhītojjhita-duṣkalevaraḥ

Translation

O my Lord, master of all mystic yoga, this is the explanation of the yogic process spoken of by Lord Brahmā [Hiraṇyagarbha], who is self-realized. At the time of death, all yogīs give up the material body with full detachment simply by placing their minds at Your lotus feet. That is the perfection of yoga.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Perfect Yoga Means Remembering Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The perfection of yoga is to place the mind at the Lord’s lotus feet at death and give up the material body with full detachment.

  2. 2

    Liberation is guaranteed for one who seriously practices devotional service to understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Previous sinful habits do not prevent this success.

  3. 3

    Life’s purpose is full absorption in Kṛṣṇa’s form, pastimes, activities and qualities. One who remembers Kṛṣṇa with full absorption at death returns home, back to Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • If one is able to think of Kṛṣṇa in this way, twenty-four hours a day, he is already liberated (svarūpeṇa vyavasthitiḥ).
  • Therefore they are already on the platform of liberation.
  • One has to think of Kṛṣṇa with full absorption at the time of death.

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 5.19.13 quotesBG 9.30

“Even if one commits the most abominable actions, if he is engaged in devotional service he is to be considered saintly because he is properly situated.”

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

Smallness → Awe and reverence. A vast cosmos changes the reader's perspective.

Chapters 15–25 of Canto 5: The cosmic regions and divine worship. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 19: A Description of the Island of Jambūdvīpa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sārvaṇi Manu and the inhabitants of Bhārata-varṣa engage in devotional service to the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is the origin of creation, maintenance and annihilation and who is always worshiped by self-realized souls.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.19
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. idamthis
  2. hicertainly
  3. yoga-īśvaraO my Lord, master of all mystic power
  4. yoga-naipuṇamthe expert process of executing yogic principles
  5. hiraṇya-garbhaḥLord Brahmā
  6. bhagavānthe most powerful
  7. jagādaspoke
  8. yatwhich
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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 5.19

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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 5.19

    In this verse: “material”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 5.19

    In this verse: “death”

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 occupies my mind most often, and how can I make more room for thoughts of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside two minutes today to remember one quality or activity of Kṛṣṇa you have studied.

Live this todayPerfect Yoga Means Remembering KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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