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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

10.41.3 10.41.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.4

Āśraya· The supreme shelter

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Akrūrasince 10.41.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीअक्रूर उवाच

अद्भ‍ुतानीह यावन्ति भूमौ वियति वा जले ।

त्वयि विश्वात्मके तानि किं मेऽद‍ृष्टं विपश्यत: ॥ ४ ॥

śrī-akrūra uvāca

adbhutānīha yāvanti

bhūmau viyati vā jale

tvayi viśvātmake tāni

kiṁ me ’dṛṣṭaṁ vipaśyataḥ

Translation

Śrī Akrūra said: Whatever wonderful things the earth, sky or water contain, all exist in You. Since You encompass everything, when I am seeing You, what have I not seen?

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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.

All Wonders Exist in Kṛṣṇa

1
Akrūra declared that every wonderful thing on earth, in the sky or in the water exists in Kṛṣṇa.
2
He addressed Kṛṣṇa as the one who encompasses everything.
3
Because he was seeing Kṛṣṇa, Akrūra asked what could remain unseen.

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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Akrūra replied, “Whatever wonderful things there are in the realms of water, earth or sky, all have their existence within You. Thus when one has seen You, nothing remains unseen.”

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.41