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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 14: Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.14.4510.14.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.14.46

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The cowherd boyfriendssince 10.14.45inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततो हसन् हृषीकेशोऽभ्यवहृत्य सहार्भकै: ।

दर्शयंश्चर्माजगरं न्यवर्तत वनाद् व्रजम् ॥ ४६ ॥

tato hasan hṛṣīkeśo

’bhyavahṛtya sahārbhakaiḥ

darśayaṁś carmājagaraṁ

nyavartata vanād vrajam

Translation

Then Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, smiling, finished His lunch in the company of His cowherd friends. While they were returning from the forest to their homes in Vraja, Lord Kṛṣṇa showed the cowherd boys the skin of the dead serpent Aghāsura.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Shares Lunch and the Journey Home

  1. 1

    Lord Hṛṣīkeśa smiles as He finishes His lunch with His cowherd friends.

  2. 2

    After lunch, Kṛṣṇa and the boys return from the forest to their homes in Vraja.

  3. 3

    On the way, Kṛṣṇa shows His friends the skin of the dead serpent Aghāsura.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa then gathered the animals Brahmā stole and led them to the place on the Yamunā’s bank where the cowherd boys had been taking lunch. The same friends who had been present before were sitting there now.
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. tataḥthen
  2. hasansmiling
  3. hṛṣīkeśaḥLord Kṛṣṇa, the master of everyone’s senses
  4. abhyavahṛtyataking lunch
  5. sahaalong with
  6. arbhakaiḥthe cowherd boys
  7. darśayanshowing
  8. carmathe skin
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.14

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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws my attention in this scene of Kṛṣṇa smiling among His friends?

Practice

Spend a quiet moment remembering Kṛṣṇa’s smile as He finishes lunch with His cowherd friends.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Shares Lunch and the Journey HomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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