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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 14: Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.14.3210.14.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.14.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Brahmāsince 10.14.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एषां तु भाग्यमहिमाच्युत तावदास्ता-

मेकादशैव हि वयं बत भूरिभागा: ।

एतद्‌धृषीकचषकैरसकृत् पिबाम:

शर्वादयोऽङ्‌घ्य्रुदजमध्वमृतासवं ते ॥ ३३ ॥

eṣāṁ tu bhāgya-mahimācyuta tāvad āstām

ekādaśaiva hi vayaṁ bata bhūri-bhāgāḥ

etad-dhṛṣīka-caṣakair asakṛt pibāmaḥ

śarvādayo ’ṅghry-udaja-madhv-amṛtāsavaṁ te

Translation

Yet even though the extent of the good fortune of these residents of Vṛndāvana is inconceivable, we eleven presiding deities of the various senses, headed by Lord Śiva, are also most fortunate, because the senses of these devotees of Vṛndāvana are the cups through which we repeatedly drink the nectarean, intoxicating beverage of the honey of Your lotus feet.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Devotees’ Senses Share Divine Nectar

  1. 1

    The greatness of the good fortune of the residents of Vṛndāvana is inconceivable.

  2. 2

    The eleven presiding deities of the senses, headed by Lord Śiva, also consider themselves most fortunate.

  3. 3

    The devotees’ senses are compared to cups through which these deities repeatedly drink the nectarean honey of the Lord’s lotus feet.

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 14: Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Brahmā then glorified the inconceivable opulence of the Personality of Godhead and described the ways in which Brahmā and Śiva differ from Lord Viṣṇu, the reason for the Supreme Lord’s appearance in various species of demigods, animals and so on, the eternal nature of the pastimes of the Personality of Godhead, and the temporality of the material world. By knowing the Supreme Personality in truth, the individual spirit soul can achieve liberation from bondage.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. eṣāmof these (residents of Vṛndāvana)
  2. tuhowever
  3. bhāgyaof the good fortune
  4. mahimāthe greatness
  5. acyutaO infallible Supreme Lord
  6. tāvatso much
  7. āstāmlet it be
  8. ekādaśathe eleven
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “devotees”, “devotees’”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might I use my senses today with greater attention to the Lord?

Practice

Read this translation aloud, using your voice and hearing to attend to the description of the Lord’s lotus feet.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Devotees’ Senses Share Divine NectarThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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