Shloka 11
Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa Receives Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy
The Gift of Flat Rice
एतावतालं विश्वात्मन् सर्वसम्पत्समृद्धये । अस्मिन्लोकेऽथवामुष्मिन् पुंसस्त्वत्तोषकारणम् ॥ ११ ॥
etāvatālaṁ viśvātman sarva-sampat-samṛddhaye asmin loke ’tha vāmuṣmin puṁsas tvat-toṣa-kāraṇam
Rukmiṇī berkata, “Wahai Jiwa alam semesta, sebanyak ini sudah lebih daripada cukup untuk mengurniakan kepadanya kelimpahan segala kekayaan di dunia ini dan di alam sana. Sesungguhnya kemakmuran seseorang bergantung semata-mata pada keredaan-Mu.”
FAQs
This verse states that the real cause of prosperity—here or hereafter—is simply pleasing the Supreme Lord (Śrī Kṛṣṇa), the Soul of the universe.
Sudāmā, overwhelmed by Kṛṣṇa’s mercy and hospitality, expresses the Bhagavata conclusion that material or spiritual success is rooted in the Lord’s satisfaction, not in worldly resources.
Make your priorities devotional—serve with sincerity, cultivate humility and gratitude, and align daily actions with dharma and bhakti—seeing the Lord’s pleasure as the true measure of success.