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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son
10.45.4610.45.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.47

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The spiritual mastersince 10.45.47inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीगुरुरुवाच

सम्यक् सम्पादितो वत्स भवद्भ‍य‍ां गुरुनिष्क्रय: ।

को नु युष्मद्विधगुरो: कामानामवशिष्यते ॥ ४७ ॥

śrī-gurur uvāca

samyak sampādito vatsa

bhavadbhyāṁ guru-niṣkrayaḥ

ko nu yuṣmad-vidha-guroḥ

kāmānām avaśiṣyate

Translation

The spiritual master said: My dear boys, You two have completely fulfilled the disciple’s obligation to reward his spiritual master. Indeed, with disciples like You, what further desires could a guru have?

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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.

Fully Satisfying the Spiritual Master

  1. 1

    The spiritual master warmly addresses the two Lords as “My dear boys.” He recognizes that They have completely fulfilled Their disciple’s obligation.

  2. 2

    Their offering has fully satisfied him. With disciples like Them, he has no further desires.

  3. 3

    The verse draws attention to the spiritual master’s satisfaction, not merely to the act of giving a reward.

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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

But Sāndīpani Muni replied that by having obtained disciples such as Them, all his desires were fulfilled. He thus instructed Them to return home.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.45
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-guruḥ uvācaTheir spiritual master, Sāndīpani Muni, said
  2. samyakcompletely
  3. sampāditaḥfulfilled
  4. vatsamy dear boy
  5. bhavadbhyāmby You two
  6. guru-niṣkrayaḥthe remuneration of one’s guru
  7. kaḥwhich
  8. nuindeed
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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

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

When I offer service, do I consider whether it truly satisfies the person receiving it?

Practice

Complete one small service you have promised, giving care to the recipient’s needs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFully Satisfying the Spiritual MasterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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