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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
10.48.2510.48.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.26

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Akrūrasince 10.48.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

क: पण्डितस्त्वदपरं शरणं समीयाद्

भक्तप्रियाद‍ृतगिर: सुहृद: कृतज्ञात् ।

सर्वान् ददाति सुहृदो भजतोऽभिकामा-

नात्मानमप्युपचयापचयौ न यस्य ॥ २६ ॥

kaḥ paṇḍitas tvad aparaṁ śaraṇaṁ samīyād

bhakta-priyād ṛta-giraḥ suhṛdaḥ kṛta-jñāt

sarvān dadāti suhṛdo bhajato ’bhikāmān

ātmānam apy upacayāpacayau na yasya

Translation

What learned person would approach anyone but You for shelter, when You are the affectionate, grateful and truthful well-wisher of Your devotees? To those who worship You in sincere friendship You reward everything they desire, even Your own self, yet You never increase or diminish.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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 Remembers Every Loving Offering

  1. 1

    The Lord and His devotees are both well-wishers: He cares for His devotee, and the devotee lovingly desires all happiness for Him. Pure devotees feel loving concern for Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa kept His promise to visit Akrūra's home after killing Kaṁsa. Akrūra therefore praises Him as one who is true to His word.

  3. 3

    The Lord is grateful for whatever little worship a devotee offers; even if the devotee forgets, He does not. He rewards sincere worship with everything, even Himself, yet never increases or diminishes.

Key points from the purport
  • The Lord is the well-wisher of His devotee, and the devotee lovingly desires all happiness for the Lord.
  • Similarly, a pure devotee always feels loving concern for Lord Kṛṣṇa, as exemplified by mother Yaśodā, who could only think of Kṛṣṇa as her beautiful son.
  • The Lord is kṛta-jña, grateful for whatever little worship a devotee offers, and even if the devotee forgets, the Lord does not.

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 22.96

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.48.26).

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 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Apart from offering sandal paste to Kṛṣṇa, Trivakrā had never performed any pious acts, yet simply on the strength of the piety of this single act she attained the rare personal association of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Śrī Kṛṣṇa next went to Akrūra’s house with Lord Baladeva and Uddhava.
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. kaḥwhat
  2. paṇḍitaḥscholar
  3. tvatother than You
  4. aparamto another
  5. śaraṇamfor shelter
  6. samīyātwould go
  7. bhaktato Your devotees
  8. priyātaffectionate
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “devotees”, “worship”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “friendship”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “shelter”

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 Kṛṣṇa's gratitude encourage you to offer even a small act of devotion?

Practice

Offer Kṛṣṇa a brief, sincere prayer expressing your affection and trust.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.48's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Remembers Every Loving OfferingThis 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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