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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 10 · Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
10.1.2510.1.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.1.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.1.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इत्यादिश्यामरगणान् प्रजापतिपतिर्विभु: । आश्वास्य च महीं गीर्भि: स्वधाम परमं ययौ ॥ २६ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

ity ādiśyāmara-gaṇān

prajāpati-patir vibhuḥ

āśvāsya ca mahīṁ gīrbhiḥ

sva-dhāma paramaṁ yayau

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: After thus advising the demigods and pacifying mother earth, the very powerful Lord Brahmā, who is the master of all other Prajāpatis and is therefore known as Prajāpati-pati, returned to his own abode, Brahmaloka.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer Guidance and Reassurance

  1. 1

    Lord Brahmā advised the demigods and pacified mother earth before returning to his abode.

  2. 2

    Brahmā is the master of all other Prajāpatis. Therefore he is known as Prajāpati-pati.

  3. 3

    After completing this guidance and reassurance, the powerful Lord Brahmā returned to Brahmaloka.

How it feels

Terror → Wonder and relief. The threat of destruction yields to divine appearance.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 10: Threat from Kaṁsa and Kṛṣṇa's birth. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Brahmā informed mother earth about all this, and then he returned to his own abode. After marrying Devakī, Vasudeva was returning home with her on a chariot driven by Kaṁsa, her brother, when an ominous voice addressed Kaṁsa, warning him that Devakī’s eighth son would kill him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.1
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. itithus
  3. ādiśyaafter informing
  4. amara-gaṇānall the demigods
  5. prajāpati-patiḥLord Brahmā, the master of the Prajāpatis
  6. vibhuḥall-powerful
  7. āśvāsyaafter pacifying
  8. caalso
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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 10.1

    In this verse: “mother”

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 can you give someone reassurance while attending to your responsibilities?

Practice

Offer a few calm, reassuring words to someone facing a difficulty today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOffer Guidance and ReassuranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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