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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.12.32

Who is speaking and story frame

तेनैव सर्वेषु बहिर्गतेषु

प्राणेषु वत्सान् सुहृद: परेतान् ।

द‍ृष्टय‍ा स्वयोत्थाप्य तदन्वित: पुन-

र्वक्त्रान्मुकुन्दो भगवान् विनिर्ययौ ॥ ३२ ॥

tenaiva sarveṣu bahir gateṣu

prāṇeṣu vatsān suhṛdaḥ paretān

dṛṣṭyā svayotthāpya tad-anvitaḥ punar

vaktrān mukundo bhagavān viniryayau

Translation

When all the demon’s life air had passed away through that hole in the top of his head, Kṛṣṇa glanced over the dead calves and cowherd boys and brought them back to life. Then Mukunda, who can give one liberation, came out from the demon’s mouth with His friends and the calves.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Glance Restores Life

  1. 1

    After the demon’s life air had departed, Kṛṣṇa glanced over the dead calves and cowherd boys.

  2. 2

    By His glance, Kṛṣṇa brought them back to life.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is Mukunda, who can give liberation. He came out of the demon’s mouth with His friends and the calves.

How it feels

Peril and pride → Friendship and humility. Divinity is revealed amid intimate childhood play.

Chapters 12–19 of Canto 10: Childhood dangers and Brahmā's amazement. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 12: The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After this, Kṛṣṇa, by casting His nectarean glance upon His friends, brought them back to life, and with pleasure they all came out unhurt. Thus Kṛṣṇa encouraged all the demigods, and they expressed their pleasure and happiness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tena evathrough that brahma-randhra, or the hole in the top of the head
  2. sarveṣuall the air within the body
  3. bahiḥ gateṣuhaving gone out
  4. prāṇeṣuthe life airs, along with the vital force
  5. vatsānthe calves
  6. suhṛdaḥthe cowherd boyfriends
  7. paretānwho were all dead within
  8. dṛṣṭyā svayāby Kṛṣṇa’s glancing over
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.12

    In this verse: “friends”, “cowherd boys”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What inspires you about Kṛṣṇa restoring His friends and bringing them out with Him?

Practice

Remember the name Mukunda today and its meaning: He who can give liberation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Glance Restores LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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