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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.51
so 'pi vavre 'calāḿ bhaktiḿ
tasminn evākhilātmani
tad-bhakteṣu ca sauhārdaḿ
bhūteṣu ca dayāḿ parām
SYNONYMS
saḥ — he; api — and; vavre — chose; acalām — unshakable; bhaktim — devotion; tasmin — to Him; eva — alone; akhila — of everything; ātmani — the Supreme Soul; tat — toward His; bhakteṣu — devotees; ca — and; sauhārdam — friendship; bhūteṣu — toward living beings in general; ca — and; dayām — mercy; parām — transcendental.
TRANSLATION
Sudāmā chose unshakable devotion for Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul of all existence; friendship with His devotees; and transcendental compassion for all living beings.
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