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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
10.82.4310.82.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.44

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.82.41inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मयि भक्तिर्हि भूतानाममृतत्वाय कल्पते ।

दिष्‍ट्या यदासीन्मत्स्‍नेहो भवतीनां मदापन: ॥ ४४ ॥

mayi bhaktir hi bhūtānām

amṛtatvāya kalpate

diṣṭyā yad āsīn mat-sneho

bhavatīnāṁ mad-āpanaḥ

Translation

Rendering devotional service to Me qualifies any living being for eternal life. But by your good fortune you have developed a special loving attitude toward Me, by which you have obtained Me.

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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 Devotion Conquers the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Devotional service to Kṛṣṇa qualifies any living being for eternal life.

  2. 2

    The gopīs had developed a special loving attitude toward Him. Through that love, they had obtained Him.

  3. 3

    The gopīs pointed out that Kṛṣṇa Himself is the Supreme Lord. He acknowledged that, although He is God, He is conquered by their loving affection.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, the gopīs then replied, “But that Supreme Lord You are blaming is none other than Yourself, O most clever of speakers.
  • Why should we be ignorant of this fact?”

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· 3

Quoted in the purport ofCC Ādi 4.23

But the Lord obligingly acknowledged the pure devotional service of the damsels of Vraja by speaking this verse.

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 8.89

The fulfillment of human life is summarized in this verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.82.44).

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 13.160

This is a verse from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.82.44).

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:

Then the Supreme Lord approached the young cowherd girls in a secluded place. He consoled them by pointing out that He is all-pervasive, being the source of all energies, and thus He implied that they could never be separated from Him.
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. mayito Me
  2. bhaktiḥdevotional service
  3. hiindeed
  4. bhūtānāmfor living beings
  5. amṛtatvāyato immortality
  6. kalpateleads
  7. diṣṭyāby good fortune
  8. yatwhich
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Mukti · Liberation

    What is real freedom for the soul? · Subject 9 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “devotional service”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

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

    In this verse: “love”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does this teaching help you value loving devotion rather than merely gaining eternal life?

Practice

Offer one brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa expressing your wish to serve Him with affection.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Devotion Conquers the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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