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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 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees
10.86.3810.86.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.86.39

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.86.37inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तृणपीठबृषीष्वेतानानीतेषूपवेश्य स: ।

स्वागतेनाभिनन्द्याङ्‍‍घ्रीन् सभार्योऽवनिजे मुदा ॥ ३९ ॥

tṛṇa-pīṭha-bṛṣīṣv etān

ānīteṣūpaveśya saḥ

svāgatenābhinandyāṅghrīn

sa-bhāryo ’vanije mudā

Translation

After bringing mats of grass and darbha straw and seating his guests upon them, he greeted them with words of welcome. Then he and his wife washed their feet with great pleasure.

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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.

Simple Hospitality Offered with Pleasure

  1. 1

    Śrutadeva seats his guests on mats of grass and darbha straw and greets them with welcoming words.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that he had to borrow extra mats from his neighbors even for this simple welcome.

  3. 3

    Śrutadeva and his wife wash their guests’ feet with great pleasure.

Key points from the purport
  • To provide even this simple welcome, Śrutadeva had to go next door to his neighbors and borrow extra mats.
  • This insight is provided by Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī.

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 86: Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

They each worshiped Him suitably, offered prayers, washed His feet and then sprinkled themselves and all their family members with the wash water. Lord Kṛṣṇa then praised the sages who were with Him and glorified brāhmaṇas in general.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.86
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tṛṇaof grass
  2. pīṭhaon seats
  3. bṛṣīṣuand on mats of darbha
  4. etānthem
  5. ānīteṣuwhich were brought
  6. upaveśyamaking sit
  7. saḥhe
  8. sva-āgatenawith words of welcome
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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

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

Am I willing to make a little extra effort to offer a simple, heartfelt welcome?

Practice

Make a comfortable seat ready for someone today and greet them warmly.

Live this todaySimple Hospitality Offered with PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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