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  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
10.11.4210.11.44

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.43

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

गृहीत्वापरपादाभ्यां सहलाङ्गूलमच्युत: ।

भ्रामयित्वा कपित्थाग्रे प्राहिणोद्गतजीवितम् ।

स कपित्थैर्महाकाय: पात्यमानै: पपात ह ॥ ४३ ॥

gṛhītvāpara-pādābhyāṁ

saha-lāṅgūlam acyutaḥ

bhrāmayitvā kapitthāgre

prāhiṇod gata-jīvitam

sa kapitthair mahā-kāyaḥ

pātyamānaiḥ papāta ha

Translation

Thereafter, Śrī Kṛṣṇa caught the demon by the hind legs and tail, twirled the demon’s whole body very strongly until the demon was dead, and threw him into the top of a kapittha tree, which then fell down, along with the body of the demon, who had assumed a great form.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Provides Fruit for His Friends

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa caught the demon by his hind legs and tail, twirled him until he was dead, and threw him into a kapittha tree.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa killed the demon in such a way that the kapittha fruits also fell. He, Balarāma and the other boys could then eat them.

  3. 3

    The kapittha is sometimes called kṣatbelphala. Its sweet-and-sour pulp is very palatable.

Key points from the purport
  • Kṛṣṇa killed the demon in such a way as to get the kapittha fruits to fall so that He and Balarāma and the other boys could take advantage of the opportunity to eat them.
  • The pulp of this fruit is very palatable.
  • It is sweet and sour, and everyone likes it.

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:

Thereafter, all the elderly gopas decided to leave Gokula because they saw that in Gokula there was always some disturbance. They decided to go to Vṛndāvana, Vraja-dhāma, and the next day they all departed.
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. gṛhītvācapturing
  2. apara-pādābhyāmwith the hind legs
  3. sahaalong with
  4. lāṅgūlamthe tail
  5. acyutaḥKṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. bhrāmayitvātwirling around very severely
  7. kapittha-agreon the top of a kapittha tree
  8. prāhiṇotthrew him
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “sweet-and-sour”

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 do you notice about Kṛṣṇa arranging fruit for His companions while killing the demon?

Practice

Read the translation once more, noticing how Kṛṣṇa's action also provided fruit for His friends.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Provides Fruit for His FriendsThis 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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