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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.1510.82.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततोऽभिवाद्य ते वृद्धान् यविष्ठैरभिवादिता: ।

स्वागतं कुशलं पृष्ट्वा चक्रु: कृष्णकथा मिथ: ॥ १६ ॥

tato ’bhivādya te vṛddhān

yaviṣṭhair abhivāditāḥ

sv-āgataṁ kuśalaṁ pṛṣṭvā

cakruḥ kṛṣṇa-kathā mithaḥ

Translation

They all then offered obeisances to their elders and received respect in turn from their younger relatives. After inquiring from one another about the comfort of their trip and their well-being, they proceeded to talk about Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Loving Relationships Centered on Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The relatives offered respect according to seniority and inquired about one another’s well-being. Then they spoke together about Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Family ties that entangle ordinary conditioned souls are no burden when all the family members are pure devotees of the Lord.

  3. 3

    The purport warns that impersonalism cannot appreciate these intimate dealings. Treating all personal feelings as illusion prevents understanding the love between Kṛṣṇa and His devotees.

Key points from the purport
  • Even the family entanglements that delude ordinary conditioned souls are no encumbrance for those whose family members are all pure devotees of the Lord.
  • Impersonalists have no capacity for appreciating these intimate dealings, since their philosophy condemns as illusory any kind of personal, emotional existence.
  • When followers of impersonalism pretend to understand the loving relationships of Kṛṣṇa and His devotees, they only create havoc for themselves and whoever listens to them.

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 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Their wives also embraced one another with great pleasure. When Queen Kuntī saw her brother Vasudeva and other members of her family, she put aside her sorrow.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.82
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tataḥthen
  2. abhivādyaoffering obeisances
  3. tethey
  4. vṛddhānto their elders
  5. yaviṣṭhaiḥby their younger relatives
  6. abhivāditāḥoffered obeisances
  7. su-āgatamcomfortable arrival
  8. kuśalamand well-being
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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 10.82

    In this verse: “inquiring”, “inquired”, “understanding”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “love”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “illusion”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can your care for others make room for conversation about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Ask someone about their well-being today, and share one thought about Kṛṣṇa from this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Relationships Centered on KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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