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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.82.29-30

Who is speaking and story frame

यद्विश्रुति: श्रुतिनुतेदमलं पुनाति

पादावनेजनपयश्च वचश्च शास्‍त्रम् ।

भू: कालभर्जितभगापि यदङ्‍‍घ्रिपद्म-

स्पर्शोत्थशक्तिरभिवर्षति नोऽखिलार्थान् ॥ २९ ॥

तद्दर्शनस्पर्शनानुपथप्रजल्प-

शय्यासनाशनसयौनसपिण्डबन्ध: ।

येषां गृहे निरयवर्त्मनि वर्ततां व:

स्वर्गापवर्गविरम: स्वयमास विष्णु: ॥ ३० ॥

yad-viśrutiḥ śruti-nutedam alaṁ punāti

pādāvanejana-payaś ca vacaś ca śāstram

bhūḥ kāla-bharjita-bhagāpi yad-aṅghri-padma-

sparśottha-śaktir abhivarṣati no ’khilārthān

tad-darśana-sparśanānupatha-prajalpa-

śayyāsanāśana-sayauna-sapiṇḍa-bandhaḥ

yeṣāṁ gṛhe niraya-vartmani vartatāṁ vaḥ

svargāpavarga-viramaḥ svayam āsa viṣṇuḥ

Translation

His fame, as broadcast by the Vedas, the water that has washed His feet, and the words He speaks in the form of the revealed scriptures — these thoroughly purify this universe. Although the earth’s good fortune was ravaged by time, the touch of His lotus feet has revitalized her, and thus she is raining down on us the fulfillment of all our desires. The same Lord Viṣṇu who makes one forget the goals of heaven and liberation has now entered into marital and blood relationships with you, who otherwise travel on the hellish path of family life. Indeed, in these relationships you see and touch Him directly, walk beside Him, converse with Him, and together with Him lie down to rest, sit at ease and take your meals.

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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.

Love Binds the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    All Vedic mantras glorify Lord Viṣṇu. His own words, such as the Bhagavad-gītā, are the confidential essence of all scripture.

  2. 2

    The Lord’s fame, the water that washes His feet, and His revealed words purify the universe. The touch of His lotus feet restores the earth’s good fortune.

  3. 3

    The Yadus share both marital and blood relationships with Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Lord. Their love obliges Him to stay with them, making even heaven and liberation lose their attraction.

Key points from the purport
  • All Vedic mantras glorify Lord Viṣṇu; this truth is supported with elaborate evidence by learned ācāryas like Rāmānuja, in his Vedārtha-saṅgraha, and Madhva, in his Ṛg-veda-bhāṣya.
  • The water of the transcendental river Virajā, lying just outside the universal egg, thus seeped inside, washing Lord Vāmana’s foot and flowing down to become the Ganges River.
  • But even more potent is the water of the Yamunā, where Lord Viṣṇu in His original form of Govinda played with His intimate companions.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 10.82.29-30 quotesBG 15.15

Indeed, I am the compiler of Vedānta, and I am the knower of the Vedas.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

So there was no way for us to keep in touch with you.” The kings present were struck with wonder upon beholding Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa and His wives, and they began to glorify the Yādavas for having gotten the Lord’s personal association.
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. yatwhose
  2. viśrutiḥfame
  3. śrutiby the Vedas
  4. nutāvibrated
  5. idamthis (universe)
  6. alamthoroughly
  7. punātipurifies
  8. pādawhose feet
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “purify”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

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

    In this verse: “love”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “glorify”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws me toward loving service to Kṛṣṇa rather than other rewards?

Practice

Read one statement of Kṛṣṇa in the Bhagavad-gītā, remembering that His words purify.

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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.

Live this todayLove Binds the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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