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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 84: The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra
10.84.2110.84.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.84.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The great sagessince 10.84.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

नमस्तस्मै भगवते कृष्णायाकुण्ठमेधसे ।

स्वयोगमाययाच्छन्नमहिम्ने परमात्मने ॥ २२ ॥

namas tasmai bhagavate

kṛṣṇāyākuṇṭha-medhase

sva-yogamāyayācchanna-

mahimne paramātmane

Translation

Let us offer obeisances unto that Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Kṛṣṇa, the infinitely intelligent Supersoul, who has disguised His greatness through His mystic Yoga-māyā.

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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.

Bow to Kṛṣṇa in Devotional Service

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead and the infinitely intelligent Supersoul. He conceals His greatness through His own Yoga-māyā.

  2. 2

    Bowing to Him is everyone’s essential obligation, apart from any future benefit. It acknowledges our dependence on Him and our position as His servants.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa asks us to think of Him, become His devotees, worship Him and offer obeisances. By becoming absorbed in Him, we will come to Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Apart from any future profit to be obtained from worshiping the Supreme Lord, it is every person’s most essential obligation to bow down to Him as an acknowledgement of one’s dependence and servitude.
  • Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.”

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 10.84.22 quotesBG 9.34

Being completely absorbed in Me, surely you will come to Me.”

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 84: The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The sages continued to glorify the Lord as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Supersoul, and the friend and worshiper of the brāhmaṇas. After the sages had praised Him, Lord Kṛṣṇa offered them His obeisances, and they begged His permission to return to their hermitages.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.84
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. namaḥobeisances
  2. tasmaito Him
  3. bhagavatethe Supreme Lord
  4. kṛṣṇāyaKṛṣṇa
  5. akuṇṭhaunrestricted
  6. medhasewhose wisdom
  7. svaHis own
  8. yoga-māyayāby the internal illusory potency
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.84

    In this verse: “devotees”, “worship”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Can I offer respect to Kṛṣṇa without asking for a reward?

Practice

Offer one deliberate bow to Kṛṣṇa, acknowledging your dependence on Him and desire to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBow to Kṛṣṇa in Devotional ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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