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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

10.11.39-40 10.11.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.41

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

कदाचिद् यमुनातीरे वत्सांश्चारयतो: स्वकै: ।

वयस्यै: कृष्णबलयोर्जिघांसुर्दैत्य आगमत् ॥ ४१ ॥

kadācid yamunā-tīre

vatsāṁś cārayatoḥ svakaiḥ

vayasyaiḥ kṛṣṇa-balayor

jighāṁsur daitya āgamat

Translation

One day while Rāma and Kṛṣṇa, along with Their playmates, were tending the calves on the bank of the river Yamunā, another demon arrived there, desiring to kill Them.

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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.

Danger Arrives During Calf Care

1
Rāma and Kṛṣṇa were tending calves on the bank of the river Yamunā.
2
Their playmates were with Them.
3
Another demon arrived there with the desire to kill Them.

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:

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 summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.11