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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?
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Canto 10 · Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
10.11.2210.11.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.23

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.11.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

उत्थातव्यमितोऽस्माभिर्गोकुलस्य हितैषिभि: ।

आयान्त्यत्र महोत्पाता बालानां नाशहेतव: ॥ २३ ॥

utthātavyam ito ’smābhir

gokulasya hitaiṣibhiḥ

āyānty atra mahotpātā

bālānāṁ nāśa-hetavaḥ

Translation

He said: My dear friends the cowherd men, in order to do good to this place, Gokula, we should leave it, because so many disturbances are always occurring here, just for the purpose of killing Rāma and Kṛṣṇa.

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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.

Seeking Welfare May Require Leaving

  1. 1

    The proposal to leave Gokula arose from a desire to do good for the place.

  2. 2

    Many great disturbances were repeatedly occurring there.

  3. 3

    These disturbances aimed at killing Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, making departure an urgent concern.

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:

Thereafter, all the elderly gopas decided to leave Gokula because they saw that in Gokula there was always some disturbance. They decided to go to Vṛndāvana, Vraja-dhāma, and the next day they all departed.
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. utthātavyamnow this place should be left
  2. itaḥfrom here, from Gokula
  3. asmābhiḥby all of us
  4. gokulasyaof this place, Gokula
  5. hita-eṣibhiḥby persons who desire good for this place
  6. āyāntiare happening
  7. atrahere
  8. mahā-utpātāḥmany great disturbances
  9. bālānāmfor the boys like Rāma and Kṛṣṇa
  10. nāśa-hetavaḥhaving the definite purpose of killing Them
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “friends”

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

Am I willing to change a familiar arrangement when others’ welfare requires it?

Practice

Identify one familiar arrangement that needs changing for someone’s safety or welfare.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeeking Welfare May Require LeavingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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