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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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
10.82.4410.82.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.45

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

अहं हि सर्वभूतानामादिरन्तोऽन्तरं बहि: ।

भौतिकानां यथा खं वार्भूर्वायुर्ज्योतिरङ्गना: ॥ ४५ ॥

ahaṁ hi sarva-bhūtānām

ādir anto ’ntaraṁ bahiḥ

bhautikānāṁ yathā khaṁ vār

bhūr vāyur jyotir aṅganāḥ

Translation

Dear ladies, I am the beginning and end of all created beings and exist both within and without them, just as the elements ether, water, earth, air and fire are the beginning and end of all material objects and exist both within and without them.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

All-Pervasiveness Does Not Satisfy Pure Love

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the beginning and end of all created beings and exists within and outside them. He compares this to the presence of the elements in material objects.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa suggests that knowledge of His all-pervasiveness should remove the pain of separation from Him.

  3. 3

    Yet the gopīs had been great masters of yoga and already knew this science. The purport explains that jñāna-yoga causes suffering for those fully immersed in pure love of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī and Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Lord Kṛṣṇa implies the following idea in this verse: “If you know that I am the Supreme Lord, there should be no question of your suffering any separation from Me, since I pervade all existence.
  • Therefore please take this instruction from Me, which will remove your ignorance.
  • Jñāna-yoga simply causes suffering for those who are fully immersed in pure love of Godhead.”

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:

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. ahamI
  2. hiindeed
  3. sarvaall
  4. bhūtānāmof created beings
  5. ādiḥthe beginning
  6. antaḥthe end
  7. antaraminside
  8. bahiḥoutside
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “suffering”

  • 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

What does the gopīs’ response reveal about the difference between knowing about Kṛṣṇa and loving Him?

Practice

Reflect for a minute on Kṛṣṇa’s presence everywhere, then express your desire for loving service to Him.

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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 todayAll-Pervasiveness Does Not Satisfy Pure LoveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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