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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
10.41.4810.41.50

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.49

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.41.49inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्यभिप्रेत्य राजेन्द्र सुदामा प्रीतमानस: ।

शस्तै: सुगन्धै: कुसुमैर्माला विरचिता ददौ ॥ ४९ ॥

ity abhipretya rājendra

sudāmā prīta-mānasaḥ

śastaiḥ su-gandhaiḥ kusumair

mālā viracitā dadau

Translation

[Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued:] O best of kings, having spoken these words, Sudāmā could understand what Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma wanted. Thus with great pleasure he presented Them with garlands of fresh, fragrant flowers.

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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.

Serve Attentively and With Pleasure

  1. 1

    After speaking, Sudāmā understood what Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma wanted.

  2. 2

    He presented Them with garlands made of fresh, fragrant flowers.

  3. 3

    Sudāmā made his offering with great pleasure. His service joined attention to Their wishes with a joyful heart.

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:

Then he adorned Them with garlands of fragrant flowers. Pleased, the Lords offered him whatever benedictions he wished, and then They moved on.
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. itithus speaking
  2. abhipretyaunderstanding Their intention
  3. rāja-indraO best of kings (Parīkṣit)
  4. sudāmāSudāmā
  5. prīta-mānasaḥpleased at heart
  6. śastaiḥfresh
  7. su-gandhaiḥand fragrant
  8. kusumaiḥwith flowers
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “understand”

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 make my service more attentive and joyful?

Practice

Offer Kṛṣṇa a fresh flower today with care and pleasure.

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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 todayServe Attentively and With PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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