Shloka 45
Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa: Divine Friendship, Guru-bhakti, and the Lord’s Grace
यस्यच्छन्दोमयं ब्रह्म देह आवपनं विभो । श्रेयसां तस्य गुरुषु वासोऽत्यन्तविडम्बनम् ॥ ४५ ॥
yasya cchando-mayaṁ brahma deha āvapanaṁ vibho śreyasāṁ tasya guruṣu vāso ’tyanta-viḍambanam
Ô Seigneur tout-puissant, Ton corps est le Brahman fait des Védas, source de toutes les fins auspiciouses. Que Tu aies demeuré dans l’école d’un maître spirituel n’est qu’une de Tes līlās, où Tu joues le rôle d’un homme.
Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Eightieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā.”
FAQs
It teaches that even though Kṛṣṇa is the very source of the Vedas, He still lives under His guru to model humility, discipline, and service—showing that spiritual progress depends on honoring the guru.
Because Kṛṣṇa needs no instruction, yet He adopts the role of a student to instruct the world: the path of dharma and bhakti is upheld by reverence for the guru and Vedic culture.
Practice humility by learning from qualified teachers, serve and respect those who guide your spiritual life, and treat study and discipline as sacred—even if you are knowledgeable or accomplished.