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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 2: The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra
5.2.215.2.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.2.22

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.2.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आग्नीध्रो राजातृप्त: कामानामप्सरसमेवानुदिनमधिमन्यमानस्तस्या: सलोकतां श्रुतिभिरवारुन्ध यत्र पितरो मादयन्ते ॥ २२ ॥

āgnīdhro rājātṛptaḥ kāmānām apsarasam evānudinam adhi-manyamānas tasyāḥ salokatāṁ śrutibhir avārundha yatra pitaro mādayante.

Translation

After Pūrvacitti’s departure, King Āgnīdhra, his lusty desires not at all satisfied, always thought of her. Therefore, in accordance with the Vedic injunctions, the King, after his death, was promoted to the same planet as his celestial wife. That planet, which is called Pitṛloka, is where the pitās, the forefathers, live in great delight.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering Kṛṣṇa Leads to His Eternal Abode

  1. 1

    After Pūrvacitti left, Āgnīdhra’s desires remained unsatisfied, and he constantly thought of her. After death, he attained Pitṛloka, the planet where she lived.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that one’s constant thoughts lead to a related body after death. The state remembered when leaving the body determines the state one attains.

  3. 3

    By always thinking of Kṛṣṇa and becoming fully Kṛṣṇa conscious, we can attain Goloka Vṛndāvana, where He eternally lives. This directs our attention toward Kṛṣṇa rather than material enjoyment.

Key points from the purport
  • If one always thinks of something, he certainly gets a related body after death.
  • Mahārāja Āgnīdhra was always thinking of Pitṛloka, the place where his wife had returned.
  • Therefore after his death he achieved that same planet, probably to live with her again.

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 5.2.22 quotesBG 8.6

“Whatever state of being one remembers when he quits his body, that state he will attain without fail.”

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

Responsibility → Renunciation. Leadership is set beside the renounced ideal.

Chapters 1–6 of Canto 5: Priyavrata and Ṛṣabhadeva. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: The Activities of Mahārāja Āgnīdhra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Āgnīdhra, however, his senses unsatisfied, was always thinking of his celestial wife, and therefore in his next life he was born in her celestial planet. After the death of Āgnīdhra, his nine sons married nine daughters of Meru named Merudevī, Pratirūpā, Ugradaṁṣṭrī, Latā, Ramyā, Śyāmā, Nārī, Bhadrā and Devavīti.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 5.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. āgnīdhraḥĀgnīdhra
  2. rājāthe King
  3. atṛptaḥnot satisfied
  4. kāmānāmwith sense gratification
  5. apsarasamthe celestial woman (Pūrvacitti)
  6. evacertainly
  7. anudinamday after day
  8. adhiexceedingly
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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 5.2

    In this verse: “lusty”, “material”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 5.2

    In this verse: “king”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 5.2

    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 your thoughts most often, and how can you make more room for remembering Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside one quiet minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa and His eternal abode, Goloka Vṛndāvana.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemembering Kṛṣṇa Leads to His Eternal AbodeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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