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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.86.2-3 10.86.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.86.4

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.86.2-3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तत्र वै वार्षितान् मासानवात्सीत् स्वार्थसाधक: ।

पौरै: सभाजितोऽभीक्ष्णं रामेणाजानता च स: ॥ ४ ॥

tatra vai vārṣitān māsān

avātsīt svārtha-sādhakaḥ

pauraiḥ sabhājito ’bhīkṣṇaṁ

rāmeṇājānatā ca saḥ

Translation

He stayed there during the monsoon months to fulfill his purpose. Lord Balarāma and the other residents of the city, not recognizing him, offered him all honor and hospitality.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hospitality Without Recognizing the Guest

1
Arjuna stayed in Dvārakā during the monsoon months to fulfill his purpose.
2
Lord Balarāma and the other residents did not recognize him.
3
Although they did not know his identity, they offered him all honor and hospitality.

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