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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 6 · Chapter 16: King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord
6.16.636.16.65

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 6.16.64

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Anantadevasince 6.16.50inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्वमेतच्छ्रद्धया राजन्नप्रमत्तो वचो मम ।

ज्ञानविज्ञानसम्पन्नो धारयन्नाशु सिध्यसि ॥ ६४ ॥

tvam etac chraddhayā rājann

apramatto vaco mama

jñāna-vijñāna-sampanno

dhārayann āśu sidhyasi

Translation

O King, if you accept this conclusion of Mine, being unattached to material enjoyment, adhering to Me with great faith and thus becoming proficient and fully aware of knowledge and its practical application in life, you will achieve the highest perfection by attaining Me.

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

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Apply Knowledge with Faith in the Lord

  1. 1

    The Lord asks the King to accept His conclusion and remain unattached to material enjoyment.

  2. 2

    One should adhere to the Lord with great faith, becoming fully aware of spiritual knowledge and its practical application.

  3. 3

    The highest perfection is to attain the Lord. Knowledge reaches its purpose when it is accepted and lived with faith in Him.

How it feels

Parental grief → Detachment and surrender. A flashback discloses the devotional history behind Vṛtrāsura.

Chapters 14–17 of Canto 6: Citraketu's grief, realization and curse. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 16: King Citraketu Meets the Supreme Lord

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Unless one becomes a devotee, one cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After Citraketu finished his prayers, the unlimited Supreme Lord explained knowledge of Himself to Citraketu.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 6.16
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tvamyou
  2. etatthis
  3. śraddhayāwith great faith and allegiance
  4. rājanO King
  5. apramattaḥwithout being mad or deviated to any other conclusion
  6. vacaḥinstruction
  7. mamaof Me
  8. jñāna-vijñāna-sampannaḥbeing fully aware of knowledge and its practical application in life
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 6.16

    In this verse: “material”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 6.16

    In this verse: “knowledge”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 6.16

    In this verse: “king”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would it mean for me to put spiritual knowledge into practice with greater faith today?

Practice

Choose one opportunity today to put faith in the Lord ahead of a desire for material enjoyment.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayApply Knowledge with Faith in the LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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