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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

10.68.42-43 10.68.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.68.44

Āśraya· The supreme shelter

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Kauravassince 10.68.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

राम रामाखिलाधार प्रभावं न विदाम ते ।

मूढानां न: कुबुद्धीनां क्षन्तुमर्हस्यतिक्रमम् ॥ ४४ ॥

rāma rāmākhilādhāra

prabhāvaṁ na vidāma te

mūḍhānāṁ naḥ ku-buddhīnāṁ

kṣantum arhasy atikramam

Translation

[The Kauravas said:] O Rāma, Rāma, foundation of everything! We know nothing of Your power. Please excuse our offense, for we are ignorant and misguided.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Admit Ignorance and Ask Forgiveness

1
The Kauravas address Rāma as the foundation of everything.
2
They acknowledge that they know nothing of His power.
3
Calling themselves ignorant and misguided, they ask Him to excuse their offense.

How it feels

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 68: The Marriage of Sāmba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then they prayed, “O Lord, please forgive us, who were so ignorant of Your true identity.” Baladeva assured the Kauravas He would not harm them, and Duryodhana presented various wedding gifts to his daughter and new son-in-law.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.68

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

rāma rāmaO Rāma, Rāma
akhilaof everything
ādhāraO foundation
prabhāvampower
na vidāmawe do not know
teYour
mūḍhānāmof befooled persons
naḥus

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
Dainya · Humility
Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.68
In this verse: “offense”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I acknowledge my own misguided understanding without making excuses?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer today admitting one fault and sincerely asking the Lord’s forgiveness.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAdmit Ignorance and Ask ForgivenessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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