Shloka 42
Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa: Divine Friendship, Guru-bhakti, and the Lord’s Grace
तुष्टोऽहं भो द्विजश्रेष्ठा: सत्या: सन्तु मनोरथा: । छन्दांस्ययातयामानि भवन्त्विह परत्र च ॥ ४२ ॥
tuṣṭo ’haṁ bho dvija-śreṣṭhāḥ satyāḥ santu manorathāḥ chandāṁsy ayāta-yāmāni bhavantv iha paratra ca
You boys are first-class brāhmaṇas, and I am satisfied with you. May all your desires be fulfilled, and may the Vedic mantras you have learned never lose their meaning, in this world or the next.
Cooked food left sitting for three hours is called yāta-yāma, indicating that it has lost its taste, and similarly if a devotee does not remain fixed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness, the transcendental knowledge that once inspired him on the spiritual path will lose its “taste,” or meaning, for him. Thus Sāndīpani Muni blesses his disciples that the Vedic mantras, which reveal the Absolute Truth, will never lose their meaning for them but will remain ever fresh in their minds.
FAQs
Kṛṣṇa tells the brāhmaṇas (including Sudāmā) that He is pleased with them and blesses that their wishes be fulfilled, and that their Vedic recitations remain ever potent—bringing auspiciousness in this life and the next.
Sudāmā approached Kṛṣṇa with pure love and humility, not to demand wealth. Seeing such unalloyed devotion, Kṛṣṇa expresses satisfaction and grants blessings—showing that bhakti attracts the Lord’s mercy.
Serve and pray with sincerity rather than bargaining for results; keep sacred study and mantra/japa steady and respectful—trusting that when the Lord is pleased, true welfare is granted for both present life and spiritual destiny.