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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
10.11.3010.11.33

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.11.31-32

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

वृद्धान्बालान्स्त्रियो राजन्सर्वोपकरणानि च ।

अन:स्वारोप्य गोपाला यत्ता आत्तशरासना: ॥ ३१ ॥

गोधनानि पुरस्कृत्य श‍ृङ्गाण्यापूर्य सर्वत: ।

तूर्यघोषेण महता ययु: सहपुरोहिता: ॥ ३२ ॥

vṛddhān bālān striyo rājan

sarvopakaraṇāni ca

anaḥsv āropya gopālā

yattā ātta-śarāsanāḥ

godhanāni puraskṛtya

śṛṅgāṇy āpūrya sarvataḥ

tūrya-ghoṣeṇa mahatā

yayuḥ saha-purohitāḥ

Translation

Keeping all the old men, women, children and household paraphernalia on the bullock carts and keeping all the cows in front, the cowherd men picked up their bows and arrows with great care and sounded bugles made of horn. O King Parīkṣit, in this way, with bugles vibrating all around, the cowherd men, accompanied by their priests, began their journey.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Careful Protection for the Whole Community

  1. 1

    Although the inhabitants of Gokula were mostly cowherd men and cultivators, they knew how to defend themselves from danger.

  2. 2

    They gave protection to the women, old men, cows, children and brahminical purohitas.

  3. 3

    They placed people and household necessities on bullock carts, kept the cows in front and carefully carried bows and arrows as they began their journey.

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