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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 9 · Chapter 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva
9.8.249.8.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 9.8.25

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Aṁśumānsince 9.8.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

त्वन्मायारचिते लोके वस्तुबुद्ध्या गृहादिषु ।

भ्रमन्ति कामलोभेर्ष्यामोहविभ्रान्तचेतस: ॥ २५ ॥

tvan-māyā-racite loke

vastu-buddhyā gṛhādiṣu

bhramanti kāma-lobherṣyā-

moha-vibhrānta-cetasaḥ

Translation

O my Lord, those whose hearts are bewildered by the influence of lust, greed, envy and illusion are interested only in false hearth and home in this world created by Your māyā. Attached to home, wife and children, they wander in this material world perpetually.

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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.

Attachment Keeps the Heart Bewildered

  1. 1

    Lust, greed, envy and illusion bewilder the heart. Under their influence, a person becomes interested only in worldly home life.

  2. 2

    This material world is created by the Lord’s māyā. The bewildered heart places its hopes in false hearth and home.

  3. 3

    Attachment to home, wife and children keeps one wandering in the material world. The verse draws attention to the bondage of such attachment.

How it feels

Attachment and struggle → Renunciation and responsibility. Multiple royal lives reveal the cost of choices.

Chapters 6–9 of Canto 9: Saubhari, Sagara and Bhagīratha's lineage. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 8: The Sons of Sagara Meet Lord Kapiladeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Aṁśumān offered prayers to Kapiladeva, who was very pleased by his prayers and who returned the horse. After getting back the horse, however, Aṁśumān still stood before Kapiladeva, and Kapiladeva could understand that Aṁśumān was praying for the deliverance of his forefathers.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 9.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tvat-māyāthrough Your material energy
  2. racitewhich is manufactured
  3. lokein this world
  4. vastu-buddhyāaccepting as factual
  5. gṛha-ādiṣuin hearth and home, etc.
  6. bhramantiwander
  7. kāmaby lusty desires
  8. lobhaby greed
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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 9.8

    In this verse: “attached”, “illusion”, “māyā”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 9.8

    In this verse: “children”

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

Where do I notice greed or envy shaping my attachment to home and possessions?

Practice

Notice one moment of greed or envy today, and pause to acknowledge how it bewilders your heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAttachment Keeps the Heart BewilderedThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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