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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 10 · Chapter 1: The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
10.1.810.1.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.1.9

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Parīkṣitsince 10.1.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कस्मान्मुकुन्दो भगवान् पितुर्गेहाद् व्रजं गत: । क्‍व वासं ज्ञातिभि: सार्धं कृतवान् सात्वतांपति: ॥ ९ ॥

kasmān mukundo bhagavān

pitur gehād vrajaṁ gataḥ

kva vāsaṁ jñātibhiḥ sārdhaṁ

kṛtavān sātvatāṁ patiḥ

Translation

Why did Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, leave the house of His father, Vasudeva, and transfer Himself to the house of Nanda in Vṛndāvana? Where did the Lord, the master of the Yadu dynasty, live with His relatives in Vṛndāvana?

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eagerness to Hear About Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, transferred Himself from Vasudeva’s house in Mathurā to Gokula, across the Yamunā.

  2. 2

    After some days, He moved with His father, mother and other relatives to Nanda-grāma, Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    Mahārāja Parīkṣit eagerly requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to describe Kṛṣṇa’s activities in full detail. His desire was to hear more about Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • Just after His birth in the house of Vasudeva in Mathurā, Kṛṣṇa transferred Himself to Gokula, on the other side of the Yamunā, and after some days He moved with His father, mother and other relatives to Nanda-grāma, Vṛndāvana.
  • Mahārāja Parīkṣit was very much eager to hear about Kṛṣṇa’s activities in Vṛndāvana.
  • Mahārāja Parīkṣit, to fulfill his desire to hear about Kṛṣṇa, requested Śukadeva Gosvāmī to describe these activities in full detail.

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

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:

Why did Kṛṣṇa transfer Himself from Mathurā to Vṛndāvana, King Parīkṣit asked, and how did He live there with His family members? What did Kṛṣṇa do in Mathurā and Vṛndāvana, and why did He kill His maternal uncle Kaṁsa?
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. kasmātwhy
  2. mukundaḥKṛṣṇa, who can award liberation to everyone
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. pituḥof His father (Vasudeva)
  5. gehātfrom the house
  6. vrajamto Vrajadhāma, Vrajabhūmi
  7. gataḥwent
  8. kvawhere
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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: “nanda”, “father”, “nanda-grāma”

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 would you like to understand more deeply about Kṛṣṇa’s activities?

Practice

Write down one question about Kṛṣṇa’s activities that you would like to explore.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEagerness to Hear About 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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