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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
1.10.161.10.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.17

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

सितातपत्रं जग्राह मुक्तादामविभूषितम् ।

रत्नदण्डं गुडाकेश: प्रिय: प्रियतमस्य ह ॥ १७ ॥

sitātapatraṁ jagrāha

muktādāma-vibhūṣitam

ratna-daṇḍaṁ guḍākeśaḥ

priyaḥ priyatamasya ha

Translation

At that time Arjuna, the great warrior and conqueror of sleep, who is the intimate friend of the most beloved Supreme Lord, took up an umbrella which had a handle of jewels and was embroidered with lace and pearls.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Nature’s Gifts Can Honor the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Arjuna, the intimate friend of the Supreme Lord, took up an umbrella with a jeweled handle, lace and pearls.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that gold, jewels, pearls and valuable stones are nature’s gifts. They are produced by the hills and oceans under the Lord’s order.

  3. 3

    The purport warns against wasting valuable time producing unwanted things in the name of necessities. It contrasts luxurious natural gifts with substitutes and the lack of shelter amid industrial development.

Key points from the purport
  • Gold, jewels, pearls and valuable stones were used in the luxurious royal ceremonies.
  • By so-called development of industrial enterprises, they are now using pots of gutta-percha instead of metals like gold, silver, brass and copper.
  • They are using margarine instead of purified butter, and one fourth of the city population has no shelter.

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

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofSB 11.5.28

When Lord Kṛṣṇa was leaving the city of Hastināpura, Arjuna personally held an umbrella over the Lord, and Uddhava and Sātyaki fanned the Lord with decorated fans.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. sita-ātapatramsoothing umbrella
  2. jagrāhatook up
  3. muktā-dāmadecorated with laces and pearls
  4. vibhūṣitamembroidered
  5. ratna-daṇḍamwith a handle of jewels
  6. guḍākeśaḥArjuna, the expert warrior, or one who has conquered sleep
  7. priyaḥmost beloved
  8. priyatamasyaof the most beloved
  9. haso he did
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “friend”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “shelter”

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 do you treat as a necessity that may not deserve so much of your time?

Practice

Before one nonessential purchase today, pause and ask whether it is truly necessary.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNature’s Gifts Can Honor the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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