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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 38: Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana
10.38.3610.38.39

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.38.37-38

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

सङ्कर्षणश्च प्रणतमुपगुह्य महामना: ।

गृहीत्वा पाणिना पाणी अनत्सानुजो गृहम् ॥ ३७ ॥

पृष्ट्वाथ स्वागतं तस्मै निवेद्य च वरासनम् ।

प्रक्षाल्य विधिवत् पादौ मधुपर्कार्हणमाहरत् ॥ ३८ ॥

saṅkarṣaṇaś ca praṇatam

upaguhya mahā-manāḥ

gṛhītvā pāṇinā pāṇī

anayat sānujo gṛham

pṛṣṭvātha sv-āgataṁ tasmai

nivedya ca varāsanam

prakṣālya vidhi-vat pādau

madhu-parkārhaṇam āharat

Translation

As Akrūra stood with his head bowed, Lord Saṅkarṣaṇa [Balarāma] grasped his joined hands, and then Balarāma took him to His house in the company of Lord Kṛṣṇa. After inquiring from Akrūra whether his trip had been comfortable, Balarāma offered him a first-class seat, bathed his feet in accordance with the injunctions of scripture and respectfully served him milk with honey.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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  1. 1

    Akrūra stood with his head bowed, and Lord Balarāma grasped his joined hands. Together with Lord Kṛṣṇa, Balarāma brought him home.

  2. 2

    Balarāma asked whether Akrūra’s journey had been comfortable and offered him a first-class seat.

  3. 3

    Balarāma bathed Akrūra’s feet according to scriptural injunctions and respectfully served him milk with honey.

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