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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 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana
10.46.4210.46.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.43

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.46.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

द‍ृष्टं श्रुतं भूतभवद् भविष्यत्

स्थास्‍नुश्चरिष्णुर्महदल्पकं च ।

विनाच्युताद् वस्तु तरां न वाच्यं

स एव सर्वं परमात्मभूत: ॥ ४३ ॥

dṛṣṭaṁ śrutaṁ bhūta-bhavad-bhaviṣyat

sthāsnuś cariṣṇur mahad alpakaṁ ca

vinācyutād vastu tarāṁ na vācyaṁ

sa eva sarvaṁ paramātma-bhūtaḥ

Translation

Nothing can be said to exist independent of Lord Acyuta — nothing heard or seen, nothing in the past, present or future, nothing moving or unmoving, great or small. He indeed is everything, for He is the Supreme Soul.

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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.

Nothing Exists Independently of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Nothing heard or seen, past, present or future, exists independently of Lord Acyuta.

  2. 2

    Everything moving or unmoving, great or small, depends on Him. He is everything, for He is the Supreme Soul.

  3. 3

    Uddhava relieves Nanda and Yaśodā’s distress through this understanding. Since Lord Kṛṣṇa is everything and within everything, His pure devotees are always with Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Uddhava is relieving the distress of Nanda and Yaśodā by bringing them to a more philosophical plane.
  • He is explaining that since Lord Kṛṣṇa is everything and is within everything, His pure devotees are always with Him.

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

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 25.37

This verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.46.43) was spoken by Uddhava when he came to pacify all the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana during Kṛṣṇa’s absence.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In fact, He is everyone’s dearest relation inasmuch as nothing that is seen or heard in the past, present or future, among the moving or nonmoving, is independent of Him.” Nanda Mahārāja and Uddhava passed the night talking about Kṛṣṇa in this way.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.46
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dṛṣṭamseen
  2. śrutamheard
  3. bhūtapast
  4. bhavatpresent
  5. bhaviṣyatfuture
  6. sthāsnuḥstationary
  7. cariṣṇuḥmobile
  8. mahatlarge
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “heard”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “yaśodā’s”, “nanda”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “devotees”

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 this teaching help you remember Kṛṣṇa when you feel distant from Him?

Practice

Look at one thing around you and reflect that it does not exist independently of Lord Acyuta.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNothing Exists Independently of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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