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  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 11: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā
1.11.281.11.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.11.29

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The citizenssince 1.11.6inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

ता: पुत्रमङ्कमारोप्य स्‍नेहस्‍नुतपयोधरा: ।

हर्षविह्वलितात्मान: सिषिचुर्नेत्रजैर्जलै: ॥ २९ ॥

tāḥ putram aṅkam āropya

sneha-snuta-payodharāḥ

harṣa-vihvalitātmānaḥ

siṣicur netrajair jalaiḥ

Translation

The mothers, after embracing their son, sat Him on their laps. Due to pure affection, milk sprang from their breasts. They were overwhelmed with delight, and the tears from their eyes wetted the Lord.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Pure Affection Overflows for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The mothers embraced Kṛṣṇa and placed Him on their laps. Their welcome expressed deep, pure affection.

  2. 2

    Milk flowed from their breasts, and tears of delight wetted the Lord. They were overwhelmed with joy in His presence.

  3. 3

    Even the cows of Vṛndāvana expressed such affection for Kṛṣṇa. His stepmothers were already as good as His own mother.

Key points from the purport
  • When Lord Kṛṣṇa was at Vṛndāvana even the cows would become moistened by affection towards Him, and He would draw milk from the nipples of every affectionate living being, so what to speak of the stepmothers who were already as good as His own mother.

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 11: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Entrance into Dvārakā

Dvārakā’s citizens and Kṛṣṇa’s family joyfully welcome Him home.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tāḥall of them
  2. putramthe son
  3. aṅkamthe lap
  4. āropyahaving placed on
  5. sneha-snutamoistened by affection
  6. payodharāḥbreasts filled up
  7. harṣadelight
  8. vihvalita-ātmānaḥoverwhelmed by
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 1.11

    In this verse: “mothers”

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 does the mothers’ welcome teach me about affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read the translation slowly and offer Kṛṣṇa a simple prayer for sincere affection toward Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPure Affection Overflows for 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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