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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 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons
10.85.2510.85.27-28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.85.26

Mukti· Liberation
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.85.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं भगवता राजन् वसुदेव उदाहृत: ।

श्रुत्वा विनष्टनानाधीस्तूष्णीं प्रीतमना अभूत् ॥ २६ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ bhagavatā rājan

vasudeva udāhṛtaḥ

śrutvā vinaṣṭa-nānā-dhīs

tūṣṇīṁ prīta-manā abhūt

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, hearing these instructions spoken to him by the Supreme Lord, Vasudeva became freed from all ideas of duality. Satisfied at heart, he remained silent.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Hearing the Lord Brings Inner Satisfaction

  1. 1

    Vasudeva listened to the instructions spoken by the Supreme Lord.

  2. 2

    On hearing these instructions, he became freed from all ideas of duality.

  3. 3

    Satisfied at heart, Vasudeva remained silent.

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 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Instead, Lord Kṛṣṇa restored that conception by instructing Vasudeva in the science of Godhead, and upon hearing these instructions, Vasudeva became peaceful and free of doubt. Then Mother Devakī praised Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, reminding Them how They had retrieved the dead son of Their spiritual master.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.85
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. evamthus
  3. bhagavatāby the Supreme Lord
  4. rājanO King (Parīkṣit)
  5. vasudevaḥVasudeva
  6. udāhṛtaḥspoken to
  7. śrutvāhearing
  8. vinaṣṭadestroyed
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.85

    In this verse: “hearing”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.85

    In this verse: “king”

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

How might quiet reflection help you receive the Lord’s instructions more attentively?

Practice

Read this translation slowly, then sit silently for one minute to reflect on Vasudeva’s satisfaction.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHearing the Lord Brings Inner SatisfactionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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