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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 1 · Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
1.10.11-121.10.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.10.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

सर्वे तेऽनिमिषैरक्षैस्तमनुद्रुतचेतस: ।

वीक्षन्त: स्‍नेहसम्बद्धा विचेलुस्तत्र तत्र ह ॥ १३ ॥

sarve te ’nimiṣair akṣais

tam anu druta-cetasaḥ

vīkṣantaḥ sneha-sambaddhā

vicelus tatra tatra ha

Translation

All their hearts were melting for Him on the pot of attraction. They looked at Him without blinking their eyes, and they moved hither and thither in perplexity.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Revive Your Eternal Relationship With Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the chief eternal among all eternals and the maintainer of all living beings. He is therefore naturally attractive to everyone.

  2. 2

    Permanent peace comes through reviving our eternal relationship with Him. That relationship is now forgotten under the spell of māyā, His illusory energy.

  3. 3

    Association with the Lord is possible through His name, fame, form and qualities, not only through personal contact. Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam trains us toward this perfection through submissive hearing from a pure devotee.

Key points from the purport
  • Kṛṣṇa is naturally attractive for all living beings because He is the chief eternal amongst all eternals.
  • This is stated in the Kaṭha Upaniṣad, and thus one can obtain permanent peace and prosperity by revival of one’s eternal relation with Him, now forgotten under the spell of māyā, the illusory energy of the Lord.
  • Once this relation is slightly revived, the conditioned soul at once becomes freed from the illusion of material energy and becomes mad after the association of the Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

How it feels

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā

Kṛṣṇa leaves Hastināpura for Dvārakā amid His relatives’ affection and praise.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sarveall
  2. tethey
  3. animiṣaiḥwithout twinkling of the eyes
  4. akṣaiḥby the eye
  5. tam anuafter Him
  6. druta-cetasaḥmelted heart
  7. vīkṣantaḥlooking upon Him
  8. sneha-sambaddhāḥbound by pure affection
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “māyā”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “devotee”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “hearing”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does knowing Kṛṣṇa as your maintainer affect your desire to hear about Him?

Practice

Read these study points slowly, then spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa as the maintainer of all living beings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayRevive Your Eternal Relationship With KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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