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Canto 9 · Chapter 19: King Yayāti Achieves Liberation

9.19.24 9.19.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.19.25

Mukti· Liberation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 9.19.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

A turning point forKing Yayāti· Renunciation

स तत्र निर्मुक्तसमस्तसङ्ग

आत्मानुभूत्या विधुतत्रिलिङ्ग: ।

परेऽमले ब्रह्मणि वासुदेवे

लेभे गतिं भागवतीं प्रतीत: ॥ २५ ॥

sa tatra nirmukta-samasta-saṅga

ātmānubhūtyā vidhuta-triliṅgaḥ

pare ’male brahmaṇi vāsudeve

lebhe gatiṁ bhāgavatīṁ pratītaḥ

Translation

Because King Yayāti completely surrendered unto the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva, he was freed from all contamination of the material modes of nature. Because of his self-realization, he was able to fix his mind upon the Transcendence [Parabrahman, Vāsudeva], and thus he ultimately achieved the position of an associate of the Lord.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing About Kṛṣṇa Cleanses the Heart

1
Even the material mode of goodness involves contamination. One must reach śuddha-sattva, beyond the three modes of material nature, by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy.
2
Hearing and chanting Kṛṣṇa’s messages and glories cleanses the desire for material enjoyment from the heart.
3
Through complete surrender to Vāsudeva, Yayāti became free from material contamination and attained the position of an associate of the Lord. This revelation of one’s original position is personal perfection.

Key points from the purport

Because we are in a material condition, we are contaminated either by sattva-guṇa, by rajo-guṇa or by tamo-guṇa.
Then one is vidhuta-triliṅga, cleansed of the contamination caused by the three modes of material nature.
As soon as one is freed from all the dirt of material contamination, as Mahārāja Yayāti was, one’s original position as an associate of the Lord is revealed.

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 9.19.25 quotesSB 1.2.17

As stated in Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (1.2.17): “Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead, who is the Paramātmā [Supersoul] in everyone’s heart and the benefactor of the truthful devotee, cleanses desire for material enjoyment from the heart of the devotee who has developed the urge to hear His messages, which are in themselves virtuous when properly heard and chanted.”

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How it feels

Insatiable desire → Renunciation. Exhausted enjoyment generates insight.

Chapters 18–19 of Canto 9: Yayāti's craving and liberation. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 19: King Yayāti Achieves Liberation

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Thus he attained perfection. Later, when his beloved wife, Devayānī, was freed from her mistaken way of life, she also engaged herself in the devotional service of the Lord.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 9.19

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

saḥMahārāja Yayāti
tatraupon doing this
nirmuktawas immediately liberated from
samasta-saṅgaḥall contamination
ātma-anubhūtyāsimply by understanding his constitutional position
vidhutawas cleansed of
tri-liṅgaḥthe contamination caused by the three modes of material nature ( sattva-guṇa, rajo-guṇa and tamo-guṇa)
pareunto the Transcendence

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
Śuddhi · Inner transformation
The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 9.19
In this verse: “contamination”, “cleanses”
Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender
Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 9.19
In this verse: “surrendered”, “surrender”
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 9.19
In this verse: “material”

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The purport quotesSB 1.2.17

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