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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.80.4210.80.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.43

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.80.43inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्थंविधान्यनेकानि वसतां गुरुवेश्मनि ।

गुरोरनुग्रहेणैव पुमान् पूर्ण: प्रशान्तये ॥ ४३ ॥

itthaṁ-vidhāny anekāni

vasatāṁ guru-veśmani

guror anugraheṇaiva

pumān pūrṇaḥ praśāntaye

Translation

[Lord Kṛṣṇa continued:] We had many similar experiences while living in our spiritual master’s home. Simply by the grace of the spiritual master a person can fulfill life’s purpose and attain eternal peace.

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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.

The Spiritual Master’s Grace Brings Fulfillment

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa recalled many similar experiences from life in His spiritual master’s home.

  2. 2

    Simply by the spiritual master’s grace, a person can fulfill life’s purpose.

  3. 3

    That grace also enables a person to attain eternal peace.

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. ittham-vidhānilike this
  2. anekānimany things
  3. vasatāmby us who were living
  4. guruof our spiritual master
  5. veśmaniin the home
  6. guroḥof the spiritual master
  7. anugraheṇaby the mercy
  8. evasimply
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.80

    In this verse: “grace”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this verse invite you to value the spiritual master’s grace?

Practice

Pause today to reflect gratefully on spiritual guidance that helps you seek life’s purpose and eternal peace.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Spiritual Master’s Grace Brings FulfillmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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