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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 80: The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā
10.80.12-1310.80.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.80.12-13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

याचित्वा चतुरो मुष्टीन् विप्रान् पृथुकतण्डुलान् ।

चैलखण्डेन तान् बद्ध्वा भर्त्रे प्रादादुपायनम् ॥ १४ ॥

yācitvā caturo muṣṭīn

viprān pṛthuka-taṇḍulān

caila-khaṇḍena tān baddhvā

bhartre prādād upāyanam

Translation

Sudāmā’s wife begged four handfuls of flat rice from neighboring brāhmaṇas, tied up the rice in a torn piece of cloth and gave it to her husband as a present for Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Prepare a Simple Gift for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Sudāmā’s wife begged four handfuls of flat rice from neighboring brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    She tied the rice in a torn piece of cloth. The gift and its wrapping were both simple.

  3. 3

    She gave the bundle to her husband as a present for Lord Kṛṣṇa.

How it feels

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 80: The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

His wife begged a few handfuls of flattened rice as a gift for Śrī Kṛṣṇa, and Sudāmā set off for Dvārakā. As Sudāmā approached the palace of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s principal wife, Rukmiṇī-devī, the Lord saw him from a distance.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.80
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yācitvābegging
  2. caturaḥfour
  3. muṣṭīnfistfuls
  4. viprānfrom the (neighboring) brāhmaṇas
  5. pṛthuka-taṇḍulānflat rice
  6. cailaof cloth
  7. khaṇḍenawith a ripped piece
  8. tānthem
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What simple gift could I prepare for Kṛṣṇa with the means available to me?

Practice

Prepare a small, simple food offering for Lord Kṛṣṇa today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPrepare a Simple Gift for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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