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Srimad Bhagavatam — Dashama Skandha, Shloka 11

Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa Receives Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy

The Gift of Flat Rice

Devanagari script

एतावतालं विश्वात्मन् सर्वसम्पत्समृद्धये । अस्मिन्लोकेऽथवामुष्मिन् पुंसस्त्वत्तोषकारणम् ॥ ११ ॥

Transliteration

etāvatālaṁ viśvātman sarva-sampat-samṛddhaye asmin loke ’tha vāmuṣmin puṁsas tvat-toṣa-kāraṇam

Translation

鲁克米妮王后说：“宇宙之魂啊，这已足够使他在此世与彼世获得一切财富的圆满。因为人的兴盛唯系于你是否欢喜。”

Synonyms

एतावताwith this much

अलम्enough

विश्वात्मन्O Soul of the universe

सर्वसम्पत्समृद्धयेfor the increase of all prosperity

अस्मिन्in this

लोकेworld

अथor else, then

वाor

अमुष्मिन्in that (other)

पुंसःof a man

त्वत्your

तोषकारणम्the cause of satisfaction

Characters & Entities

Sudāmā

Śrī Kṛṣṇa

FAQs

What does the Srimad Bhagavatam say is the real cause of prosperity in life?

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.

Why did Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa say this to Krishna?

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.

How can I apply “pleasing Krishna” in modern life according to this teaching?

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.