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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
1.10.171.10.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.18

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

उद्धव: सात्यकिश्चैव व्यजने परमाद्भुते ।

विकीर्यमाण: कुसुमै रेजे मधुपति: पथि ॥ १८ ॥

uddhavaḥ sātyakiś caiva

vyajane paramādbhute

vikīryamāṇaḥ kusumai

reje madhu-patiḥ pathi

Translation

Uddhava and Sātyaki began to fan the Lord with decorated fans, and the Lord, as the master of Madhu, seated on scattered flowers, commanded them along the road.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Serve the Lord With Attentive Care

  1. 1

    Uddhava and Sātyaki fanned the Lord with decorated fans.

  2. 2

    The Lord, described as the master of Madhu, was seated on scattered flowers as He proceeded along the road.

  3. 3

    Their service placed the Lord at the center of their attention. Fanning Him was a concrete expression of care.

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. uddhavaḥa cousin-brother of Kṛṣṇa’s
  2. sātyakiḥHis driver
  3. caand
  4. evacertainly
  5. vyajaneengaged in fanning
  6. parama-adbhutedecorative
  7. vikīryamāṇaḥseated on scattered
  8. kusumaiḥflowers all around
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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

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 draws your attention in the simple service of Uddhava and Sātyaki?

Practice

Spend a minute reflecting on their attentive service and your own desire to serve the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.10's connections

Live this todayServe the Lord With Attentive CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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