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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
10.11.3410.11.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.35

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

वृन्दावनं सम्प्रविश्य सर्वकालसुखावहम् ।

तत्र चक्रुर्व्रजावासं शकटैरर्धचन्द्रवत् ॥ ३५ ॥

vṛndāvanaṁ sampraviśya

sarva-kāla-sukhāvaham

tatra cakrur vrajāvāsaṁ

śakaṭair ardha-candravat

Translation

In this way they entered Vṛndāvana, where it is always pleasing to live in all seasons. They made a temporary place to inhabit by placing their bullock carts around them in the shape of a half moon.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Simple, Protected Home in Vṛndāvana

  1. 1

    The inhabitants entered Vṛndāvana, where it is pleasing to live in every season.

  2. 2

    They made a temporary residence by arranging their bullock carts in the shape of a half moon.

  3. 3

    There was no need for fences all around. Thorn trees, bullock carts and animals encircled and protected their temporary residence.

Key points from the purport
  • There was no need to make fences all around.
  • One side was already defended by thorn trees, and thus the thorn trees, the bullock carts and the animals encircled the inhabitants in their temporary residence.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

During this time, a demon named Vatsāsura entered among the calves and was killed, and another asura, in the shape of a big duck, was also killed. The playmates of Kṛṣṇa narrated all these stories to their mothers.
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. vṛndāvanamthe sacred place by the name Vṛndāvana
  2. sampraviśyaafter entering
  3. sarva-kāla-sukha-āvahamwhere in all seasons it is pleasing to live
  4. tatrathere
  5. cakruḥthey made
  6. vraja-āvāsaminhabitation of Vraja
  7. śakaṭaiḥby the bullock carts
  8. ardha-candravatmaking a semicircle like a half moon
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “protected”

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

What can I learn from their simple and thoughtful use of what was already available?

Practice

Use something you already have to make one small part of your home safer or more comfortable.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Simple, Protected Home in VṛndāvanaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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