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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
10.80.610.80.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.80.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.80.6inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यद‍ृच्छयोपपन्नेन वर्तमानो गृहाश्रमी ।

तस्य भार्या कुचैलस्य क्षुत्क्षामा च तथाविधा ॥ ७ ॥

yadṛcchayopapannena

vartamāno gṛhāśramī

tasya bhāryā ku-cailasya

kṣut-kṣāmā ca tathā-vidhā

Translation

Living as a householder, he maintained himself with whatever came of its own accord. The wife of that poorly dressed brāhmaṇa suffered along with him and was emaciated from hunger.

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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.

Household Hardship and a Wife's Care

  1. 1

    As a householder, Sudāmā maintained himself with whatever came of its own accord.

  2. 2

    Both he and his chaste wife were poorly dressed, and she shared his poverty.

  3. 3

    Whatever food she obtained, she gave to her husband. She herself remained fatigued and emaciated from hunger.

Key points from the purport
  • Sudāmā’s chaste wife was also poorly dressed, and whatever food she obtained she gave to her husband.

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:

He maintained himself and his wife with whatever came of its own accord, and thus they were poverty-stricken. One day Sudāmā’s wife, unable to find any food to prepare for her husband, went to him and asked that he visit his friend Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā and beg some charity.
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. yadṛcchayāof its own accord
  2. upapannenaby what was obtained
  3. vartamānaḥexisting
  4. gṛha-āśramīin the household order of life
  5. tasyaof him
  6. bhāryāthe wife
  7. ku-cailasyawho was poorly dressed
  8. kṣutfrom hunger
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.80

    In this verse: “householder”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do I notice the hardship borne by those who care for others?

Practice

Check whether someone in your household has enough to eat, and help if needed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHousehold Hardship and a Wife's CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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