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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.11.28 10.11.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.29

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

तत्तत्राद्यैव यास्याम: शकटान् युङ्त मा चिरम् ।

गोधनान्यग्रतो यान्तु भवतां यदि रोचते ॥ २९ ॥

tat tatrādyaiva yāsyāmaḥ

śakaṭān yuṅkta mā ciram

godhanāny agrato yāntu

bhavatāṁ yadi rocate

Translation

Therefore, let us immediately go today. There is no need to wait any further. If you agree to my proposal, let us prepare all the bullock carts and put the cows in front of us, and let us go there.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Act Promptly With Shared Agreement

1
The proposal called for leaving that very day, without further delay.
2
The speaker asked whether the others agreed with the proposal.
3
The practical preparations were clear: make the bullock carts ready and place the cows in front.

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

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.11