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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
10.82.1810.82.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.19

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Queen Kuntīsince 10.82.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सुहृदो ज्ञातय: पुत्रा भ्रातर: पितरावपि ।

नानुस्मरन्ति स्वजनं यस्य दैवमदक्षिणम् ॥ १९ ॥

suhṛdo jñātayaḥ putrā

bhrātaraḥ pitarāv api

nānusmaranti sva-janaṁ

yasya daivam adakṣiṇam

Translation

Friends and family members — even children, brothers and parents — forget a dear one whom Providence no longer favors.

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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.

Sorrow Without Blaming Loved Ones

  1. 1

    Kuntī says that even close friends and family may forget a dear one whom Providence no longer favors.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī and Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura explain that she does not blame her relatives for her suffering.

  3. 3

    She continues to regard them as most saintly persons. She attributes her unhappiness to her own bad fortune rather than their faults.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī and Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura both comment that Kuntī does not blame her relatives for her suffering.
  • Thus she calls them “most saintly persons” and alludes here to her own bad fortune as the cause of her unhappiness.

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:

Alas, even one’s relatives forget a person whom Providence no longer favors.” Vasudeva replied, “My dear sister, everyone is merely a plaything of fate.
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. suhṛdaḥfriends
  2. jñātayaḥand relatives
  3. putrāḥsons
  4. bhrātaraḥbrothers
  5. pitarauparents
  6. apieven
  7. na anusmarantido not remember
  8. sva-janama dear one
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “friends”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “favors”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “children”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can you learn from Kuntī’s refusal to condemn her relatives?

Practice

When recalling a disappointment today, pause before assigning blame and remember one good quality of the person involved.

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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 10.82's connections

Live this todaySorrow Without Blaming Loved OnesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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