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Canto 10 · Chapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā
10.69.1710.69.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.69.18

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.69.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

द‍ृष्टं तवाङ्‍‍घ्रियुगलं जनतापवर्गं

ब्रह्मादिभिर्हृदि विचिन्त्यमगाधबोधै: ।

संसारकूपपतितोत्तरणावलम्बं

ध्यायंश्चराम्यनुगृहाण यथा स्मृति: स्यात् ॥ १८ ॥

dṛṣṭaṁ tavāṅghri-yugalaṁ janatāpavargaṁ

brahmādibhir hṛdi vicintyam agādha-bodhaiḥ

saṁsāra-kūpa-patitottaraṇāvalambaṁ

dhyāyaṁś carāmy anugṛhāṇa yathā smṛtiḥ syāt

Translation

Now I have seen Your feet, which grant liberation to Your devotees, which even Lord Brahmā and other great personalities of unfathomable intelligence can only meditate upon within their hearts, and which those who have fallen into the well of material existence resort to for deliverance. Please favor me so that I may constantly think of You as I travel about. Please grant Me the power to remember You.

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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.

Pray for Constant Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s feet grant liberation to His devotees. Even Lord Brahmā and other greatly intelligent personalities meditate upon them within their hearts.

  2. 2

    Those fallen into the well of material existence take shelter of the Lord’s feet for deliverance. Nārada had now directly seen those feet.

  3. 3

    When Kṛṣṇa asked what He could do for him, Nārada requested the power to remember Him constantly while traveling. This sublime request expresses his pure devotion.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa had asked Nārada Muni, “What can We do for you?” and here Nārada answers.
  • Nārada Muni is a pure devotee of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and thus his request is sublime.

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

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

Further reading

Chapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then the Lord bathed Nārada’s feet and sprinkled the water on His own head. Such was the exemplary behavior of the Lord.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.69
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. dṛṣṭamseen
  2. tavaYour
  3. aṅghriof feet
  4. yugalampair
  5. janatāfor Your devotees
  6. apavargamthe source of liberation
  7. brahma-ādibhiḥby persons such as Lord Brahmā
  8. hṛdiwithin the heart
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.69

    In this verse: “devotees”, “devotion”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.69

    In this verse: “favor”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.69

    In this verse: “material”

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 would it mean for you to make remembrance of Kṛṣṇa a central prayer?

Practice

Before going somewhere today, pray, “Please grant me the power to remember You.”

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPray for Constant Remembrance of KṛṣṇaThis 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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