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  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
10.73.1410.73.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.73.15

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The kingssince 10.73.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं न: समादिशोपायं येन ते चरणाब्जयो: ।

स्मृतिर्यथा न विरमेदपि संसरतामिह ॥ १५ ॥

taṁ naḥ samādiśopāyaṁ

yena te caraṇābjayoḥ

smṛtir yathā na viramed

api saṁsaratām iha

Translation

Please tell us how we may constantly remember Your lotus feet, though we continue in the cycle of birth and death in this world.

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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.

Constant Remembrance Is a Sign of Love

  1. 1

    The kings asked how they could constantly remember Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet, even while continuing through birth and death. They sought more than liberation alone.

  2. 2

    Constant remembrance of the Lord is possible only by His mercy. Through constant engagement in devotional service, the Lord becomes easy to obtain.

  3. 3

    Such remembrance is a symptom of love. Love of Godhead is the actual goal of life.

Key points from the purport
  • One can constantly remember the Lord only by His mercy.
  • The words api saṁsaratām iha indicate that the kings were approaching Lord Kṛṣṇa not merely for liberation but rather for the boon of always being able to remember His lotus feet.
  • Such constant remembrance is a symptom of love, and love of Godhead is the actual goal of life.

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 10.73.15 quotesBG 8.14

Such remembrance is the easy method to obtain supreme liberation, as explained in Bhagavad-gītā (8.14): “For one who always remembers Me without deviation, I am easy to obtain, O son of Pṛthā, because of his constant engagement in devotional service.”

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

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 73: Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Seeing their imprisonment as an act of mercy by the Lord to smash their false pride, the kings prayed only to be granted whatever would facilitate their perpetual remembrance of His lotus feet. The Lord assured the kings that their prayer would be fulfilled.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.73
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamthat
  2. naḥto us
  3. samādiśaplease instruct
  4. upāyamthe means
  5. yenaby which
  6. teYour
  7. caraṇaof the feet
  8. abjayoḥlotuslike
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “death”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “kings”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.73

    In this verse: “mercy”

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 would your prayer change if remembering Kṛṣṇa mattered more than escaping difficulty?

Practice

Pray for Kṛṣṇa’s mercy to remember Him, then spend one quiet minute remembering His lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayConstant Remembrance Is a Sign of LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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