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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 81: The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa
10.81.1010.81.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.81.11

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Rukmiṇīsince 10.81.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतावतालं विश्वात्मन् सर्वसम्पत्समृद्धये ।

अस्मिन्लोकेऽथवामुष्मिन् पुंसस्त्वत्तोषकारणम् ॥ ११ ॥

etāvatālaṁ viśvātman

sarva-sampat-samṛddhaye

asmin loke ’tha vāmuṣmin

puṁsas tvat-toṣa-kāraṇam

Translation

[Queen Rukmiṇī said:] This is more than enough, O Soul of the universe, to secure him an abundance of all kinds of wealth in this world and the next. After all, one’s prosperity depends simply on Your satisfaction.

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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.

Prosperity Depends on the Lord’s Satisfaction

  1. 1

    Rukmiṇī addressed the Lord as the Soul of the universe.

  2. 2

    She declared that what He had already accepted was more than enough to secure abundant wealth for the brāhmaṇa in this world and the next.

  3. 3

    One’s prosperity depends simply on the Lord’s satisfaction. Rukmiṇī placed His pleasure at the center of her explanation.

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 81: The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He was about to eat a second morsel when Rukmiṇī devī stopped Him. Feeling as if he had gone back to Godhead, Sudāmā spent that night comfortably in Lord Kṛṣṇa’s palace, and the next morning he set off for home.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.81
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. etāvatāthis much
  2. alamenough
  3. viśvaof the universe
  4. ātmanO Soul
  5. sarvaof all
  6. sampatopulent assets
  7. samṛddhayefor the prospering
  8. asminin this
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.81

    In this verse: “wealth”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might your priorities change if you focused more on the Lord’s satisfaction?

Practice

Before one act of devotional service today, pause and make pleasing the Lord your clear intention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.81's connections

Live this todayProsperity Depends on the Lord’s SatisfactionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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