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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.2110.82.23-26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.22inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

वसुदेवोग्रसेनाद्यैर्यदुभिस्तेऽर्चिता नृपा: ।

आसन्नच्युतसन्दर्शपरमानन्दनिर्वृता: ॥ २२ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

vasudevograsenādyair

yadubhis te ’rcitā nṛpāḥ

āsann acyuta-sandarśa-

paramānanda-nirvṛtāḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Vasudeva, Ugrasena and the other Yadus honored the various kings, who became supremely blissful and content upon seeing Lord Acyuta.

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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.

Seeing Lord Acyuta Brings Contentment

  1. 1

    Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes the welcome given to the assembled kings.

  2. 2

    Vasudeva, Ugrasena and the other Yadus honored these visitors.

  3. 3

    Upon seeing Lord Acyuta, the kings became supremely blissful and content.

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:

After the Yadus had bathed and performed other obligatory rituals, they noticed that kings of Matsya, Uśīnara and other places had also come, as well as Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd community of Vraja, who were always feeling the intense anxiety of separation from Kṛṣṇa. The Yādavas, overjoyed to see all these old friends, embraced them one by one as they shed tears of happiness.
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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. vasudeva-ugrasena-ādyaiḥheaded by Vasudeva and Ugrasena
  3. yadubhiḥby the Yādavas
  4. tethey
  5. arcitāḥhonored
  6. nṛpāḥthe kings
  7. āsanbecame
  8. acyutaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “kings”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does the kings’ contentment suggest about the joy of being in the Lord’s presence?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on the kings’ joy upon seeing Lord Acyuta.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeeing Lord Acyuta Brings ContentmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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