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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
1.10.251.10.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.26

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

अहो अलं श्लाघ्यतमं यदो: कुल-

महो अलं पुण्यतमं मधोर्वनम् ।

यदेष पुंसामृषभ: श्रिय: पति:

स्वजन्मना चङ्‍क्रमणेन चाञ्चति ॥ २६ ॥

aho alaṁ ślāghyatamaṁ yadoḥ kulam

aho alaṁ puṇyatamaṁ madhor vanam

yad eṣa puṁsām ṛṣabhaḥ śriyaḥ patiḥ

sva-janmanā caṅkramaṇena cāñcati

Translation

Oh, how supremely glorified is the dynasty of King Yadu, and how virtuous is the land of Mathurā, where the supreme leader of all living beings, the husband of the goddess of fortune, has taken His birth and wandered in His childhood.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord’s Appearance Is Transcendental

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa appears by His inconceivable potency, not by changing bodies like a conditioned soul. Like the sun becoming visible, His appearance does not mark the beginning of His existence.

  2. 2

    Understanding the truth of His transcendental birth and activities through revealed scripture brings liberation. Treating them as ordinary human events cannot give that result.

  3. 3

    The Yadu dynasty and the land of Mathurā are glorious by the Lord’s grace. Those who enjoyed His personal company received something beyond liberation.

Key points from the purport
  • His birth, therefore, in the family of King Yadu as the son of King Vasudeva and His transfer into the family of Nanda Mahārāja in the land of Mathurā are all transcendental arrangements made by the internal potency of the Lord.
  • If simply by knowing the transcendental nature of the birth and activities of the Lord one can get liberation easily, we can just imagine what is in store for those who actually enjoyed the company of the Lord in person as a family member or as a neighbor.
  • Therefore, rightly, the dynasty and the land are both ever glorious by the grace 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. ahooh
  2. alamverily
  3. ślāghya-tamamsupremely glorified
  4. yadoḥof King Yadu
  5. kulamdynasty
  6. ahooh
  7. alamverily
  8. puṇya-tamamsupremely virtuous
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “glorified”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “king”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “childhood”

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 the example of the sun help me understand Kṛṣṇa’s appearance?

Practice

Write one sentence today explaining why Kṛṣṇa’s appearance is different from an ordinary birth, using the sun example from the purport.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Appearance Is TranscendentalThis 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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