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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.6.24

मतिर्मयि निबद्धेयं न विपद्येत कर्हिचित् । प्रजासर्गनिरोधेऽपि स्मृतिश्च मदनुग्रहात् ॥ २४ ॥
matir mayi nibaddheyaṁ
[matir mayi nibaddheyam]
na vipadyeta karhicit
[na vipadyeta karhichit]
prajā-sarga-nirodhe ’pi
[prajaa-sarga-nirodhe ’pi]
smṛtiś ca mad-anugrahāt
[smritish cha mad-anugrahaat]
Word-for-word
matiḥ — intelligence mayi — devoted to Me nibaddhā — engaged iyam — this na — never vipadyeta — separate karhicit — at any time prajā — living beings sarga — at the time of creation nirodhe — also at the time of annihilation api — even smṛtiḥ — remembrance ca — and mat — Mine anugrahāt — by the mercy of.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
matir mayi nibaddheyaṁ
matiḥ
intelligence
mayi
devoted to Me
nibaddhā
engaged
iyam
this
na vipadyeta karhicit
na
never
vipadyeta
separate
karhicit
at any time
prajā-sarga-nirodhe ’pi
prajā
living beings
sarga
at the time of creation
nirodhe
also at the time of annihilation
api
even
smṛtiś ca mad-anugrahāt
smṛtiḥ
remembrance
ca
and
mat
Mine
anugrahāt
by the mercy of.
Intelligence engaged in My devotion cannot be thwarted at any time. Even at the time of creation, as well as at the time of annihilation, your remembrance will continue by My mercy.
Purport

Devotional service rendered to the Personality of Godhead never goes in vain. Since the Personality of Godhead is eternal, intelligence applied in His service or anything done in His relation is also permanent. In the Bhagavad-gītā it is said that such transcendental service rendered unto the Personality of Godhead accumulates birth after birth, and when the devotee is fully matured, the total service counted together makes him eligible to enter into the association of the Personality of Godhead. Such accumulation of God’s service is never vanquished, but increases till fully matured.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Your intelligence being absorbed in me will never be destroyed. Even at the time of creation and destruction of the living entities, by my mercy, your memory of the previous kalpa will not be destroyed.
Commentary

Your concentration on me will not perish because it has been fixed upon me by prema. Because I am eternal, the remembrance of me is also eternal.

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Personal Guidance
Intelligence engaged in devotion is never wasted; it survives creation and dissolution. Material achievements end; spiritual remembrance is carried forward by the Lord's mercy across all changes.
Reflection Questions
  • What part of my mental life would I want to carry across this body?
  • Where am I investing intelligence in things that won't outlast even this decade?
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