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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 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
10.11.1510.11.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mother Yaśodāsince 10.11.15inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

हे रामागच्छ ताताशु सानुज: कुलनन्दन ।

प्रातरेव कृताहारस्तद् भवान्भोक्तुमर्हति ॥ १६ ॥

he rāmāgaccha tātāśu

sānujaḥ kula-nandana

prātar eva kṛtāhāras

tad bhavān bhoktum arhati

Translation

My dear Baladeva, best of our family, please come immediately with Your younger brother, Kṛṣṇa. You both ate in the morning, and now You ought to eat something more.

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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.

Loving Concern for Both Brothers

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā affectionately addressed Baladeva as the best of their family.

  2. 2

    She asked Him to come immediately with His younger brother, Kṛṣṇa. Her invitation included both brothers.

  3. 3

    She reminded Him that They had eaten in the morning. Now, she said, They ought to eat something more.

How it feels

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Anyway, Nanda Mahārāja immediately released Kṛṣṇa from the ropes. In this way, Kṛṣṇa, at every day and every moment, displayed wonderful incidents to increase the parental affection of Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodā, who thus felt both surprise and joy.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. he rāmamy dear son Balarāma
  2. āgacchaplease come here
  3. tātamy dear darling
  4. āśuimmediately
  5. sa-anujaḥwith Your younger brother
  6. kula-nandanathe great hope of our family
  7. prātaḥ evacertainly in the morning
  8. kṛta-āhāraḥhave taken Your breakfast
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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 10.11

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “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 does this invitation show Yaśodā’s attentive care for both brothers?

Practice

Read the invitation aloud once, noticing how Yaśodā lovingly includes both Baladeva and Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Concern for Both BrothersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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