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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
10.11.3510.11.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.36

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 गोवर्धनं यमुनापुलिनानि च ।

वीक्ष्यासीदुत्तमा प्रीती राममाधवयोर्नृप ॥ ३६ ॥

vṛndāvanaṁ govardhanaṁ

yamunā-pulināni ca

vīkṣyāsīd uttamā prītī

rāma-mādhavayor nṛpa

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, when Rāma and Kṛṣṇa saw Vṛndāvana, Govardhana and the banks of the river Yamunā, They both enjoyed great pleasure.

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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.

The Places That Pleased Rāma and Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Rāma and Kṛṣṇa saw Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    They also saw Govardhana and the banks of the river Yamunā.

  3. 3

    Seeing these places gave Them both great pleasure.

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:

On the way, almost all the grains fell from His palms, only one or two grains remaining, but the fruit vendor, out of full affection, accepted these grains in exchange for as much fruit as Kṛṣṇa could take. As soon as she did this, her basket became filled with gold and jewels.
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 place known as Vṛndāvana
  2. govardhanamalong with Govardhana Hill
  3. yamunā-pulināni caand the banks of the river Yamunā
  4. vīkṣyaseeing this situation
  5. āsītremained or was enjoyed
  6. uttamā prītīfirst-class pleasure
  7. rāma-mādhavayoḥof Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
  8. nṛpaO King Parīkṣit
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “king”

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 draws my attention in this description of the places that pleased Rāma and Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, pausing over Vṛndāvana, Govardhana and Yamunā to remember Their pleasure.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.11's connections

Live this todayThe Places That Pleased Rāma and KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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