Canto 10: The Summum BonumChapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 10.41.51

so 'pi vavre 'calāḿ bhaktiḿ

tasminn evākhilātmani

tad-bhakteṣu ca sauhārdaḿ

bhūteṣu ca dayāḿ parām

SYNONYMS

saḥhe; api — and; vavre — chose; acalām — unshakable; bhaktim — devotion; tasminto 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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