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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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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.4510.82.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.46

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

एवं ह्येतानि भूतानि भूतेष्वात्मात्मना तत: ।

उभयं मय्यथ परे पश्यताभातमक्षरे ॥ ४६ ॥

evaṁ hy etāni bhūtāni

bhūteṣv ātmātmanā tataḥ

ubhayaṁ mayy atha pare

paśyatābhātam akṣare

Translation

In this way all created things reside within the basic elements of creation, while the spirit souls pervade the creation, remaining in their own true identity. You should see both of these — the material creation and the self — as manifest within Me, the imperishable Supreme Truth.

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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.

The Gopīs’ Love Surpasses Ordinary Knowledge

  1. 1

    Material objects arise from the basic elements, while spirit souls remain in their own identity as enjoyers. Both are manifested within and pervaded by Kṛṣṇa, the imperishable Supreme Soul.

  2. 2

    A realized jñānī should feel no separation from the Lord, but the gopīs are much more elevated than ordinary jñānīs. They love Kṛṣṇa intensely as the all-attractive young cowherd boy.

  3. 3

    Yoga-māyā covered their knowledge of His majesty so they could relish the intense ecstasy of love in separation. Kṛṣṇa speaks of their lack of spiritual discrimination only in jest.

Key points from the purport
  • One should properly understand the relationships among the material objects of this world, the elements comprising their basic substance, the individual spirit souls and the one Supreme Soul.
  • These elements pervade material things as their cause, while the spirit souls pervade them in their special role as their enjoyer (svātmanā).
  • And ultimately, the material elements, their products and the living entities are all manifested within and pervaded by the imperishable, perfectly complete Supreme Soul, Kṛṣṇa.

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. evamin this manner
  2. hiindeed
  3. etānithese
  4. bhūtānimaterial entities
  5. bhūteṣuwithin the elements of creation
  6. ātmāthe self
  7. ātmanāin its own true identity
  8. tataḥpervasive
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

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

    In this verse: “love”, “ecstasy”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “material”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “separation”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Why would it be mistaken to treat the gopīs’ feelings of separation as ordinary ignorance?

Practice

Look at one material object and recall that its elements, and you as a spirit soul, exist within Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Gopīs’ Love Surpasses Ordinary KnowledgeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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