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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
10.48.2410.48.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Akrūrasince 10.48.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अद्येश नो वसतय: खलु भूरिभागा

य: सर्वदेवपितृभूतनृदेवमूर्ति: ।

यत्पादशौचसलिलं त्रिजगत् पुनाति

स त्वं जगद्गुरुरधोक्षज या: प्रविष्ट: ॥ २५ ॥

adyeśa no vasatayaḥ khalu bhūri-bhāgā

yaḥ sarva-deva-pitṛ-bhūta-nṛ-deva-mūrtiḥ

yat-pāda-śauca-salilaṁ tri-jagat punāti

sa tvaṁ jagad-gurur adhokṣaja yāḥ praviṣṭaḥ

Translation

Today, O Lord, my home has become most fortunate because You have entered it. As the Supreme Truth, You embody the forefathers, ordinary creatures, human beings and demigods, and the water that has washed Your feet purifies the three worlds. Indeed, O transcendent one, You are the spiritual master of the universe.

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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.

The Lord's Presence Sanctifies the Home

  1. 1

    Akrūra feels that his home has become more pious than forests where sages perform austerities, simply because the Lord has entered it.

  2. 2

    The Lord is the spiritual truth behind all these creations and embodies the deities presiding over the five daily household sacrifices. These sacrifices atone for unavoidable violence to living beings in the home.

  3. 3

    The five sacrifices involve studying the Vedas, making offerings to forefathers, setting aside food for creatures, offering hospitality to people, and performing sacrifices to demigods. The Lord Himself is the spiritual master of the universe.

Key points from the purport
  • Akrūra said, “My Lord, although I am a householder, today my home has become more pious than the forests where sages perform austerities.
  • Indeed, You are the personification of the deities who preside over the five sacrifices a householder must perform daily to atone for unavoidable violence committed to living beings in the home.
  • The five daily sacrifices enjoined for a householder are (1) sacrifice to Brahman by studying the Vedas, (2) sacrifice to the forefathers by making offerings to them, (3) sacrifice to all creatures by putting aside a portion of one’s meals, (4) sacrifice to human beings by extending hospitality and (5) sacrifice to the demigods by performing fire sacrifices and so on.

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:

Then he worshiped Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, washed Their feet and poured the water on his head. Akrūra also offered Them many prayers.
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. adyatoday
  2. īśaO Lord
  3. naḥour
  4. vasatayaḥresidence
  5. khaluindeed
  6. bhūriextremely
  7. bhāgāḥfortunate
  8. yaḥwho
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “purifies”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “household”

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 could your home become a place of greater reverence and care for others?

Practice

Offer one person warm hospitality today, remembering the household duties described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord's Presence Sanctifies the HomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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