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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.4610.82.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.47

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.47inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अध्यात्मशिक्षया गोप्य एवं कृष्णेन शिक्षिता: ।

तदनुस्मरणध्वस्तजीवकोशास्तमध्यगन् ॥ ४७ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

adhyātma-śikṣayā gopya

evaṁ kṛṣṇena śikṣitāḥ

tad-anusmaraṇa-dhvasta-

jīva-kośās tam adhyagan

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Having thus been instructed by Kṛṣṇa in spiritual matters, the gopīs were freed of all tinges of false ego because of their incessant meditation upon Him. And with their deepening absorption in Him, they came to understand Him fully.

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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.

Serving Kṛṣṇa Frees Us From False Ego

  1. 1

    Instructed in simultaneous oneness and difference, the gopīs remained constantly absorbed in Kṛṣṇa. Through this absorption, they became free from material contamination and understood Him fully.

  2. 2

    False ego is the consciousness in which a living being falsely claims to be the enjoyer of the material world. Following Kṛṣṇa’s instructions frees one from this imprisonment.

  3. 3

    A person in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness uses everything for Kṛṣṇa’s service. Such a person is liberated from false egoism and is never separated from Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda renders this passage as follows in Kṛṣṇa: “The gopīs, having been instructed by Kṛṣṇa in this philosophy of simultaneous oneness and difference, remained always in Kṛṣṇa consciousness and thus became liberated from all material contamination.
  • Not only the gopīs but anyone who follows these instructions of Kṛṣṇa becomes immediately freed from the jīva-kośa imprisonment.
  • A person in full Kṛṣṇa consciousness is always liberated from false egoism; he utilizes everything for Kṛṣṇa’s service and is not at any time separated from 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:

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. Having been at long last reunited with Kṛṣṇa, the gopīs prayed simply to have His lotus feet manifested in their hearts.
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 uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. adhyātmaabout the soul
  3. śikṣayāwith instruction
  4. gopyaḥthe gopīs
  5. evamthus
  6. kṛṣṇenaby Kṛṣṇa
  7. śikṣitāḥtaught
  8. taton Him
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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

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “false ego”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.82

    In this verse: “understand”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

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

    In this verse: “separated”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Where could you replace the thought “This is for my enjoyment” with “This can serve Kṛṣṇa”?

Practice

Choose one resource you have today—such as time or an ability—and use it for Kṛṣṇa’s service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayServing Kṛṣṇa Frees Us From False EgoThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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