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How to study this verse, in six steps

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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?
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6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 80: The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā

10.80.28 10.80.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.29

Mukti· Liberation

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.80.28inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

प्रायो गृहेषु ते चित्तमकामविहितं तथा ।

नैवातिप्रीयसे विद्वन् धनेषु विदितं हि मे ॥ २९ ॥

prāyo gṛheṣu te cittam

akāma-vihitaṁ tathā

naivāti-prīyase vidvan

dhaneṣu viditaṁ hi me

Translation

Even though you are mostly involved in household affairs, your mind is not affected by material desires. Nor, O learned one, do you take much pleasure in the pursuit of material wealth. This I am well aware of.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Household Life Without Material Attachment

1
Kṛṣṇa revealed that He already knew His friend’s situation well.
2
Although Sudāmā was occupied with household affairs, his mind was not affected by material desires. He took little pleasure in pursuing wealth.
3
Sudāmā was truly learned and spiritually advanced. Therefore, he was not interested in ordinary sense gratification.

Key points from the purport

Lord Kṛṣṇa here reveals that in fact He was well aware of His friend’s situation.
Sudāmā was actually learned and spiritually advanced, and therefore he was not interested in ordinary sense gratification, as is the common man.

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

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

Chapter 80: The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The brāhmaṇa Sudāmā, a personal friend of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s, was completely free of material desires. He maintained himself and his wife with whatever came of its own accord, and thus they were poverty-stricken.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.80

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

prāyaḥfor the most part
gṛheṣuin household affairs
teyour
cittammind
akāma-vihitamuninfluenced by material desires
tathāalso
nanot
evaindeed

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
Moha · Material attachment
The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.80
In this verse: “household”, “wealth”, “material”
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.80
In this verse: “friend’s”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How much of my attention goes toward my responsibilities, and how much toward pursuing material enjoyment?

Practice

Complete one household task today without adding an unnecessary purchase or personal reward.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHousehold Life Without Material AttachmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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