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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
10.41.410.41.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.5

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

यत्राद्भ‍ुतानि सर्वाणि भूमौ वियति वा जले ।

तं त्वानुपश्यतो ब्रह्मन् किं मे द‍ृष्टमिहाद्भ‍ुतम् ॥ ५ ॥

yatrādbhutāni sarvāṇi

bhūmau viyati vā jale

taṁ tvānupaśyato brahman

kiṁ me dṛṣṭam ihādbhutam

Translation

And now that I am seeing You, O Supreme Absolute Truth, in whom reside all amazing things on the earth, in the sky and in the water, what amazing things could I see in this world?

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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.

Recognizing Kṛṣṇa Beyond Family Relationship

  1. 1

    Akrūra had now realized that Lord Kṛṣṇa was not merely his nephew.

  2. 2

    He addressed Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Absolute Truth, in whom all amazing things reside.

  3. 3

    Seeing Kṛṣṇa, Akrūra asked what other amazing thing he could see in this world.

Key points from the purport
  • Akrūra has now realized that Lord Kṛṣṇa is not merely his nephew.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.41
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yatrain whom
  2. adbhutāniamazing things
  3. sarvāṇiall
  4. bhūmauon the earth
  5. viyatiin the sky
  6. vāor
  7. jalein the water
  8. tamthat person
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “absolute truth”

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 does Akrūra’s realization help you regard Kṛṣṇa as more than an ordinary person?

Practice

Read Akrūra’s address aloud: “O Supreme Absolute Truth,” and reflect on whom he is addressing.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognizing Kṛṣṇa Beyond Family RelationshipThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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