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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.
  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
10.80.510.80.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.6

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.80.6inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

कृष्णस्यासीत् सखा कश्चिद् ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मवित्तम: ।

विरक्त इन्द्रियार्थेषु प्रशान्तात्मा जितेन्द्रिय: ॥ ६ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

kṛṣṇasyāsīt sakhā kaścid

brāhmaṇo brahma-vittamaḥ

virakta indriyārtheṣu

praśāntātmā jitendriyaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Lord Kṛṣṇa had a certain brāhmaṇa friend [named Sudāmā] who was most learned in Vedic knowledge and detached from all sense enjoyment. Furthermore, his mind was peaceful and his senses subdued.

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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 Joined With Peace and Restraint

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa had a brāhmaṇa friend named Sudāmā, who was most learned in Vedic knowledge.

  2. 2

    Sudāmā was detached from all sense enjoyment.

  3. 3

    His mind was peaceful, and his senses were subdued.

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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. kṛṣṇasyaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  3. āsītthere was
  4. sakhāfriend (named Sudāmā)
  5. kaścita certain
  6. brāhmaṇaḥbrāhmaṇa
  7. brahmain the Vedas
  8. vit-tamaḥmost learned
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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”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.80

    In this verse: “detached”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “knowledge”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Does my spiritual learning accompany greater peace and restraint?

Practice

Pause before one unnecessary sense indulgence today and choose not to pursue it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLearning Joined With Peace and RestraintThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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