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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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.
  6. 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
10.80.4410.81.1-2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.45

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The brāhmaṇasince 10.80.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यस्यच्छन्दोमयं ब्रह्म देह आवपनं विभो ।

श्रेयसां तस्य गुरुषु वासोऽत्यन्तविडम्बनम् ॥ ४५ ॥

yasya cchando-mayaṁ brahma

deha āvapanaṁ vibho

śreyasāṁ tasya guruṣu

vāso ’tyanta-viḍambanam

Translation

O almighty Lord, Your body comprises the Absolute Truth in the form of the Vedas and is thus the source of all auspicious goals of life. That You took up residence at the school of a spiritual master is simply one of Your pastimes in which You play the role of a human being.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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 Supreme Lord Plays a Human Role

  1. 1

    The almighty Lord’s body comprises the Absolute Truth in the form of the Vedas.

  2. 2

    His body is therefore the source of all auspicious goals of life.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa’s residence at a spiritual master’s school is a pastime in which He plays a human role. It does not diminish His position as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Eightieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā.”

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

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. yasyawhose
  2. chandaḥthe Vedas
  3. mayamconsisting of
  4. brahmathe Absolute Truth
  5. dehewithin the body
  6. āvapanamthe sowing field
  7. vibhoO almighty Lord
  8. śreyasāmof auspicious goals
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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

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “absolute truth”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does recognizing Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position shape your understanding of His life as a student?

Practice

Read the verse once more, remembering that Kṛṣṇa’s human role is a pastime of the almighty Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Plays a Human RoleThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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