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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
10.11.2910.11.31-32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.30

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

तच्छ्रुत्वैकधियो गोपा: साधु साध्विति वादिन: ।

व्रजान्स्वान्स्वान्समायुज्य ययू रूढपरिच्छदा: ॥ ३० ॥

tac chrutvaika-dhiyo gopāḥ

sādhu sādhv iti vādinaḥ

vrajān svān svān samāyujya

yayū rūḍha-paricchadāḥ

Translation

Upon hearing this advice from Upananda, the cowherd men unanimously agreed. “Very nice,” they said. “Very nice.” Thus they sorted out their household affairs, placed their clothing and other paraphernalia on the carts, and immediately started for Vṛndāvana.

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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.

Turn Shared Agreement Into Action

  1. 1

    The cowherd men unanimously accepted Upananda’s advice, saying, “Very nice.”

  2. 2

    They sorted out their household affairs and loaded clothing and other paraphernalia onto the carts.

  3. 3

    Their agreement led to immediate action: they started for Vṛndāvana.

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. tat śrutvāhearing this advice of Upananda’s
  2. eka-dhiyaḥvoting unanimously
  3. gopāḥall the cowherd men
  4. sādhu sādhuvery nice, very nice
  5. itithus
  6. vādinaḥspeaking, declaring
  7. vrajāncows
  8. svān svānown respective
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “household”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “hearing”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How readily do I turn agreement with good advice into practical action?

Practice

Complete one practical task needed to carry out helpful advice you have accepted.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTurn Shared Agreement Into ActionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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