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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 5 · Chapter 25: The Glories of Lord Ananta

5.25.12 5.25.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 5.25.13

Āśraya· The supreme shelter

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 5.25.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवम्प्रभावो भगवाननन्तो

दुरन्तवीर्योरुगुणानुभाव: ।

मूले रसाया: स्थित आत्मतन्त्रो

यो लीलया क्ष्मां स्थितये बिभर्ति ॥ १३ ॥

evam-prabhāvo bhagavān ananto

duranta-vīryoru-guṇānubhāvaḥ

mūle rasāyāḥ sthita ātma-tantro

yo līlayā kṣmāṁ sthitaye bibharti

Translation

There is no end to the great and glorious qualities of that powerful Lord Anantadeva. Indeed, His prowess is unlimited. Though self-sufficient, He Himself is the support of everything. He resides beneath the lower planetary systems and easily sustains the entire universe.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Lord Anantadeva Sustains Everything

1
Lord Anantadeva’s great and glorious qualities have no end, and His prowess is unlimited.
2
He is completely self-sufficient, yet He Himself is the support of everything.
3
He resides beneath the lower planetary systems and easily sustains the entire universe.

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

Chapter 25: The Glories of Lord Ananta

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Therefore He is called Ananta (unlimited). Being very merciful toward all living entities, He has exhibited His spiritual body.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 5.25

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

evam-prabhāvaḥwho is so powerful
bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
anantaḥAnanta
duranta-vīryainsurmountable prowess
urugreat
guṇa-anubhāvaḥpossessing transcendental qualities and glories
mūleat the base
rasāyāḥof the lower planetary systems

Key ideas in this verse

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

Āśraya · The summum bonum
Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does it mean for me to recognize Lord Anantadeva as the support of everything?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer of gratitude to Lord Anantadeva for sustaining the universe.

Live this todayLord Anantadeva Sustains EverythingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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