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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 39: Akrūra’s Vision

10.38.43 10.39.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.39.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.39.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

सुखोपविष्ट: पर्यङ्के रामकृष्णोरुमानित: ।

लेभे मनोरथान्सर्वान्पथि यन् स चकार ह ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

sukhopaviṣṭaḥ paryaṅke

rama-kṛṣṇoru-mānitaḥ

lebhe manorathān sarvān

pathi yān sa cakāra ha

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having been honored so much by Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa, Akrūra, seated comfortably on a couch, felt that all the desires he had contemplated on the road were now fulfilled.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Akrūra’s Desires Find Fulfillment

1
Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa greatly honored Akrūra.
2
Akrūra sat comfortably on a couch after receiving Their welcome.
3
He felt that all the desires he had contemplated on the road were now fulfilled.

How it feels

Anxiety and conflict → Liberation and joy. Heroic victory is complicated by separation from Vraja.

Chapters 39–45 of Canto 10: Mathurā, Kaṁsa and reunion with parents. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 39: Akrūra’s Vision

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma offered Akrūra great respect and comfortably seated him on a couch, he felt that all the desires he had reflected on while traveling to Vṛndāvana were now fulfilled. After the evening meal, Kṛṣṇa asked Akrūra whether his trip had been peaceful and whether he was well.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.39