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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
1.10.131.10.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.14

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

न्यरुन्धन्नुद्गलद्बाष्पमौत्कण्ठ्याद्देवकीसुते ।

निर्यात्यगारान्नोऽभद्रमिति स्याद्ब‍ान्धवस्त्रिय: ॥ १४ ॥

nyarundhann udgalad bāṣpam

autkaṇṭhyād devakī-sute

niryāty agārān no ’bhadram

iti syād bāndhava-striyaḥ

Translation

The female relatives, whose eyes were flooded with tears out of anxiety for Kṛṣṇa, came out of the palace. They could stop their tears only with great difficulty. They feared that tears would cause misfortune at the time of departure.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hearing and Remembering Awaken Affection

  1. 1

    The ladies’ affection for Kṛṣṇa brought tears as He departed. They struggled to restrain them because they feared misfortune for Him.

  2. 2

    Even those who had not directly met Kṛṣṇa became affectionate by hearing and talking about His great activities. Thinking of, talking of or worshiping Him awakens attachment.

  3. 3

    Because Kṛṣṇa is absolute, His name, form and qualities are not different from Him. Hearing, speaking and remembering revive our intimate relationship with Him through spiritual potency.

Key points from the purport
  • They thought, at the same time, that tears at that moment might be a cause of misfortune for Kṛṣṇa; therefore they wanted to check them.
  • Therefore, they smeared their tears in their eyes, and their hearts throbbed.
  • Therefore ladies who were the wives and daughters-in-law of those who died in the battlefield never came in direct contact with Kṛṣṇa.

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. nyarundhanchecking with great difficulty
  2. udgalatoverflowing
  3. bāṣpamtears
  4. autkaṇṭhyātbecause of great anxiety
  5. devakī-suteunto the son of Devakī
  6. niryātihaving come out
  7. agārātfrom the palace
  8. naḥnot
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “feared”

  • Moha · Material attachment

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

    In this verse: “attachment”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “worshiping”

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

What opportunity do you have today to hear or speak about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Tell someone one thing you have learned about Kṛṣṇa from this passage.

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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 todayHearing and Remembering Awaken AffectionThis 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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