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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 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
10.41.4310.41.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.44

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The washermansince 10.41.35inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तयोरासनमानीय पाद्यं चार्घ्यार्हणादिभि: ।

पूजां सानुगयोश्चक्रे स्रक्ताम्बूलानुलेपनै: ॥ ४४ ॥

tayor āsanam ānīya

pādyaṁ cārghyārhaṇādibhiḥ

pūjāṁ sānugayoś cakre

srak-tāmbūlānulepanaiḥ

Translation

After offering Them seats and bathing Their feet, Sudāmā worshiped Them and Their companions with arghya, garlands, pān, sandalwood paste and other presentations.

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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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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Worship Through Thoughtful Offerings

  1. 1

    Sudāmā offered Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma seats and bathed Their feet. His worship included practical acts of welcome.

  2. 2

    He worshiped Them with arghya, garlands, pān, sandalwood paste and other presentations.

  3. 3

    Sudāmā also included Their companions in his worship. His care extended to those who came with the Lords.

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

Further reading

Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sudāmā offered Them his full obeisances, worshiped Them by bathing Their feet and offering Them such items as arghya and sandalwood paste, and chanted prayers in Their honor. Then he adorned Them with garlands of fragrant flowers.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.41
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tayoḥfor Them
  2. āsanamseats
  3. ānīyabringing
  4. pādyamwater to wash the feet
  5. caand
  6. arghyawith water to wash the hands
  7. arhaṇapresents
  8. ādibhiḥand so on
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “worshiped”, “worship”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “companions”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I bring more thoughtful care to my worship?

Practice

Make one small offering to Kṛṣṇa today, taking care to present it respectfully.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.41's connections

Live this todayWorship Through Thoughtful OfferingsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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