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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.14.47

Who is speaking and story frame

बर्हप्रसूनवनधातुविचित्रिताङ्ग:

प्रोद्दामवेणुदलश‍ृङ्गरवोत्सवाढ्य: ।

वत्सान् गृणन्ननुगगीतपवित्रकीर्ति-

र्गोपीद‍ृगुत्सवद‍ृशि: प्रविवेश गोष्ठम् ॥ ४७ ॥

barha-prasūna-vana-dhātu-vicitritāṅgaḥ

proddāma-veṇu-dala-śṛṅga-ravotsavāḍhyaḥ

vatsān gṛṇann anuga-gīta-pavitra-kīrtir

gopī-dṛg-utsava-dṛśiḥ praviveśa goṣṭham

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental body was decorated with peacock feathers and flowers and painted with forest minerals, and His bamboo flute loudly and festively resounded. As He called out to His calves by name, His cowherd boyfriends purified the whole world by chanting His glories. Thus Lord Kṛṣṇa entered the cow pasture of His father, Nanda Mahārāja, and the sight of His beauty at once produced a great festival for the eyes of all the cowherd women.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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’s Glories Purify, His Beauty Delights

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental body is decorated with peacock feathers, flowers and forest minerals. His flute resounds festively as He calls His calves by name.

  2. 2

    His cowherd friends are proud of His wonderful activities and sing His glories as they enter the village. Their chanting purifies the whole world.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa’s beauty creates a festival for the eyes of the elder cowherd women, including mother Yaśodā. These women love Him with parental affection.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī and Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura, the gopīs mentioned here are the elder cowherd ladies such as mother Yaśodā, who loved Kṛṣṇa with parental affection.
  • Kṛṣṇa’s cowherd boyfriends were so proud of Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful activities that while entering the village they all sang His glories.

The purport'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

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:

Thus when Kṛṣṇa arrived with the calves, the boys told Him, “You’ve returned so quickly! Very good.
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. barhawith peacock feathers
  2. prasūnaflowers
  3. vana-dhātuand forest minerals
  4. vicitritadecorated
  5. aṅgaḥHis transcendental body
  6. proddāmagreat
  7. veṇu-dalaa flute made from the branch of a bamboo tree
  8. śṛṅgaof the buffalo horn
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “nanda”, “father”, “yaśodā”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “purified”, “purifies”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.14

    In this verse: “chanting”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail of Kṛṣṇa’s beauty or activities makes me want to glorify Him?

Practice

Read aloud one sentence from this translation that glorifies Kṛṣṇa, giving it your full attention.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Glories Purify, His Beauty DelightsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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