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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
10.80.3010.80.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.31

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

कच्चिद् गुरुकुले वासं ब्रह्मन् स्मरसि नौ यत: ।

द्विजो विज्ञाय विज्ञेयं तमस: पारमश्न‍ुते ॥ ३१ ॥

kaccid gurukule vāsaṁ

brahman smarasi nau yataḥ

dvijo vijñāya vijñeyaṁ

tamasaḥ pāram aśnute

Translation

My dear brāhmaṇa, do you remember how we lived together in our spiritual master’s school? When a twice-born student has learned from his guru all that is to be learned, he can enjoy spiritual life, which lies beyond all ignorance.

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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.

Learning That Leads Beyond Ignorance

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa asked His brāhmaṇa friend to remember their life together in their spiritual master’s school.

  2. 2

    The verse describes a twice-born student learning from his guru all that is to be learned.

  3. 3

    Through this understanding, the student can enjoy spiritual life, which lies beyond all ignorance.

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:

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa then took the hand of His friend, and the two of them reminisced about the things they had done together long ago, while living in the school of their spiritual master. Sudāmā pointed out that Kṛṣṇa engages in the pastime of acquiring an education only to set an example for human society.
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. kaccitwhether
  2. gurukulein the spiritual master’s school
  3. vāsamresidence
  4. brahmanO brāhmaṇa
  5. smarasiyou remember
  6. nauour
  7. yataḥfrom which (spiritual master)
  8. dvijaḥa twice-born person
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.80

    In this verse: “friend”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.80

    In this verse: “understanding”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Am I approaching spiritual learning as a way to move beyond ignorance?

Practice

Review one spiritual teaching you have received and write its meaning in a single sentence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLearning That Leads Beyond IgnoranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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