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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 7 · Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings
7.15.32-337.15.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 7.15.34

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 7.15.1inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira

एवमभ्यस्यतश्चित्तं कालेनाल्पीयसा यते: ।

अनिशं तस्य निर्वाणं यात्यनिन्धनवह्निवत् ॥ ३४ ॥

evam abhyasyataś cittaṁ

kālenālpīyasā yateḥ

aniśaṁ tasya nirvāṇaṁ

yāty anindhana-vahnivat

Translation

When the yogī regularly practices in this way, in a short time his heart becomes fixed and free from disturbance, like a fire without flames or smoke.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Find Peace by Fixing the Mind on Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Nirvāṇa means the cessation of material desires, not the end of the mind's activity. The living entity remains eternally sentient.

  2. 2

    Yoga is recommended to stop the mind from being agitated by material desires. Fixing the mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa naturally brings peace very soon.

  3. 3

    Peace comes from understanding Kṛṣṇa as the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor of everything, and the supreme friend of everyone. This understanding frees one from material agitation.

Key points from the purport
  • Nirvāṇa means the cessation of all material desires.
  • For those who are not very advanced, the practice of yoga is recommended in order to stop the mind from being agitated by material desires, but if one fixes his mind on the lotus feet of Kṛṣṇa, his mind naturally becomes peaceful very soon.
  • However, for one who cannot understand the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the practice of yoga is recommended.

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 7.15.34 quotesBG 5.29

This peace is described in Bhagavad-gītā (5.29): If one can understand Kṛṣṇa as the supreme enjoyer, the supreme proprietor of everything, and the supreme friend of everyone, one is established in peace and is free from material agitation.

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

Seriousness → Principled living. The example of bhakti becomes a guide to daily life.

Chapters 11–15 of Canto 7: Teachings on social and spiritual conduct. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 15: Instructions for Civilized Human Beings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Meditation and other processes of austerity are useful only if they help in advancement toward Kṛṣṇa consciousness; otherwise, they are simply a waste of time and labor. For those who are not devotees, such meditation and austerity cause falldown.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 7.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. evamin this way
  2. abhyasyataḥof the person practicing this yoga system
  3. cittamthe heart
  4. kālenain due course of time
  5. alpīyasāvery shortly
  6. yateḥof the person practicing yoga
  7. aniśamwithout cessation
  8. tasyaof him
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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 7.15

    In this verse: “free from”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 7.15

    In this verse: “understanding”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 7.15

    In this verse: “material”

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

Which of these truths about Kṛṣṇa could help me face today's agitation?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute remembering Kṛṣṇa as the supreme enjoyer, proprietor, and friend of everyone.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFind Peace by Fixing the Mind on KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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