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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
10.86.4310.86.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.86.44

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrutadevasince 10.86.44inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रुतदेव उवाच

नाद्य नो दर्शनं प्राप्त: परं परमपूरुष: ।

यर्हीदं शक्तिभि: सृष्ट्वा प्रविष्टो ह्यात्मसत्तया ॥ ४४ ॥

śrutadeva uvāca

nādya no darśanaṁ prāptaḥ

paraṁ parama-pūruṣaḥ

yarhīdaṁ śaktibhiḥ sṛṣṭvā

praviṣṭo hy ātma-sattayā

Translation

Śrutadeva said: It is not that we have attained the audience of the Supreme Person only today, for we have in fact been associating with Him ever since He created this universe with His energies and then entered it in His transcendental form.

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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.

The Supreme Person Has Always Been Present

  1. 1

    Śrutadeva says that his association with the Supreme Person did not begin only that day.

  2. 2

    The Lord created this universe with His energies and then entered it in His transcendental form.

  3. 3

    Śrutadeva recognizes that they have been associating with the Lord ever since He entered His creation.

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:

Bahulāśva and Śrutadeva both stepped forward and respectfully requested Śrī Kṛṣṇa to visit their homes. To satisfy both of them, the Lord expanded Himself and went to each of their homes simultaneously.
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. śrutadevaḥ uvācaŚrutadeva said
  2. nanot
  3. adyatoday
  4. naḥby us
  5. darśanamvision
  6. prāptaḥobtained
  7. paramonly
  8. paramathe supreme
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 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

How does Śrutadeva’s understanding change the way I think about the Lord’s presence?

Practice

Read Śrutadeva’s words slowly and pause to acknowledge the Supreme Person’s presence.

Live this todayThe Supreme Person Has Always Been PresentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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