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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 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees
10.48.1110.48.13-14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Trivakrāsince 10.48.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अक्रूरभवनं कृष्ण: सहरामोद्धव: प्रभु: ।

किञ्चिच्चिकीर्षयन् प्रागादक्रूरप्रीयकाम्यया ॥ १२ ॥

akrūra-bhavanaṁ kṛṣṇaḥ

saha-rāmoddhavaḥ prabhuḥ

kiñcic cikīrṣayan prāgād

akrūra-priya-kāmyayā

Translation

Then Lord Kṛṣṇa, wanting to have some things done, went to Akrūra’s house with Balarāma and Uddhava. The Lord also desired to please Akrūra.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Desires to Please His Devotees

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa went to Akrūra’s house with Balarāma and Uddhava. He wanted to have some things done.

  2. 2

    The Lord also desired to please Akrūra. His visit included this personal concern for His devotee.

  3. 3

    Together with His earlier visit to Trivakrā, this visit gives a glimpse into Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s daily activities in Mathurā City.

Key points from the purport
  • The previous incident of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s visit to Trivakrā’s house, and now His visit to Akrūra’s, gives a fascinating glimpse into the daily activities of Śrī Kṛṣṇa in Mathurā City.

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

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 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Kṛṣṇa next went to Akrūra’s house with Lord Baladeva and Uddhava. Akrūra honored the three of them by bowing down and presenting them with suitable sitting places.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.48
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. akrūra-bhavanamthe home of Akrūra
  2. kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
  3. sahawith
  4. rāma-uddhavaḥLord Balarāma and Uddhava
  5. prabhuḥthe Supreme Lord
  6. kiñcitsomething
  7. cikīrṣayanwanting to have done
  8. prāgātwent
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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 10.48

    In this verse: “devotee”

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

What does Kṛṣṇa’s desire to please Akrūra reveal about His relationship with His devotees?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on the Lord’s desire to please Akrūra.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Desires to Please His DevoteesThis 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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