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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.6210.52.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.63

Nirodha· Winding up
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.51.58inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

जन्मन्यनन्तरे राजन् सर्वभूतसुहृत्तम: ।

भूत्वा द्विजवरस्त्वं वै मामुपैष्यसि केवलम् ॥ ६३ ॥

janmany anantare rājan

sarva-bhūta-suhṛttamaḥ

bhūtvā dvija-varas tvaṁ vai

mām upaiṣyasi kevalam

Translation

O King, in your very next life you will become an excellent brāhmaṇa, the greatest well-wisher of all creatures, and certainly come to Me alone.

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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.

Become a Well-Wisher and Come to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa promises that in his very next life the King will become an excellent brāhmaṇa, the greatest well-wisher of all creatures, and come to Him alone.

  2. 2

    One attains peace by understanding Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, to be the well-wishing friend of all living beings.

  3. 3

    Lord Kṛṣṇa and His pure devotees work together to rescue fallen souls from the ocean of illusion. The purport identifies this as the real purpose of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa states in the Bhagavad-gītā (5.29), suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati: “A person attains peace by understanding Me to be the well-wishing friend of all living beings.”
  • This is the real purport of the Kṛṣṇa consciousness movement.
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.

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

The purport of SB 10.51.63 quotesBG 5.29

Śrī Kṛṣṇa states in the Bhagavad-gītā (5.29), suhṛdaṁ sarva-bhūtānāṁ jñātvā māṁ śāntim ṛcchati: “A person attains peace by understanding Me to be the well-wishing friend of all living beings.”

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

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In your next life you will become a first-class brāhmaṇa and attain Me.” Thus the Lord offered Mucukunda His blessings.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.51
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. janmaniin the birth
  2. anantareimmediately following
  3. rājanO King
  4. sarvaof all
  5. bhūtaliving beings
  6. suhṛt-tamaḥa supreme well-wisher
  7. bhūtvābecoming
  8. dvija-varaḥan excellent brāhmaṇa
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Nirodha · Returning home, back to Godhead

    What happens when everything here comes to an end? · Subject 8 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “king”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “rescue”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “illusion”

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 might remembering Kṛṣṇa as everyone's well-wishing friend change my attitude toward others?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer for another person's spiritual well-being, remembering that Kṛṣṇa is their well-wishing friend.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBecome a Well-Wisher and Come to KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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