SB 12.5.9

Srimad-Bhagavatam - Twelfth Canto - Chapter 5: Śukadeva Gosvāmī's Final Instructions to Mahārāja Parīkṣit

SB 12.5.8 - SB 12.5.10

His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

TEXT 9

evam ātmānam ātma-stham

ātmanaivāmṛśa prabho

buddhyānumāna-garbhiṇyā

vāsudevānucintayā

SYNONYMS

evam—in this way; ātmānam—your true self; ātma-stham—situated within the bodily covering; ātmanā—with your mind; eva—indeed; āmṛśa—consider carefully; prabho—O master of the self (King Parīkṣit); buddhyā—with intelligence; anumāna-garbhiṇyā—conceived by logic; vāsudeva-anucintayā—with meditation upon Lord Vāsudeva.

Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda

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TRANSLATION

My dear King, by constantly meditating upon the Supreme Lord, Vāsudeva, and by applying clear and logical intelligence, you should carefully consider your true self and how it is situated within the material body.

SB 12.5.8 - SB 12.5.10