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  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
10.80.410.80.6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.5

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 10.80.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सूत उवाच

विष्णुरातेन सम्पृष्टो भगवान् बादरायणि: ।

वासुदेवे भगवति निमग्नहृदयोऽब्रवीत् ॥ ५ ॥

sūta uvāca

viṣṇu-rātena sampṛṣṭo

bhagavān bādarāyaṇiḥ

vāsudeve bhagavati

nimagna-hṛdayo ’bravīt

Translation

Sūta Gosvāmī said: Thus questioned by King Viṣṇurāta, the powerful sage Bādarāyaṇi replied, his heart fully absorbed in meditation on the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Vāsudeva.

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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.

Speak With the Heart Absorbed in Vāsudeva

  1. 1

    Sūta Gosvāmī describes how the powerful sage Bādarāyaṇi answered King Viṣṇurāta's question.

  2. 2

    As he replied, the sage's heart was fully absorbed in meditation on Vāsudeva.

  3. 3

    Vāsudeva, the focus of his meditation, is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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:

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 summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.80
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sūtaḥ uvācaSūta Gosvāmī said
  2. viṣṇu-rātenaby Viṣṇurāta (Mahārāja Parīkṣit)
  3. sampṛṣṭaḥwell questioned
  4. bhagavānthe powerful sage
  5. bādarāyaṇiḥŚukadeva
  6. vāsudevein Lord Vāsudeva
  7. bhagavatithe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  8. nimagnafully absorbed
  9. hṛdayaḥhis heart
  10. abravīthe spoke
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.80

    In this verse: “king”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How attentive is my heart to the Lord when I speak about Him?

Practice

Before discussing this verse, pause briefly to meditate on Vāsudeva.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySpeak With the Heart Absorbed in VāsudevaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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