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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.14.59 10.14.61

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.14.60

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.14.50inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतत् सुहृद्भ‍िश्चरितं मुरारे-

रघार्दनं शाद्वलजेमनं च ।

व्यक्तेतरद् रूपमजोर्वभिष्टवं

श‍ृण्वन् गृणन्नेति नरोऽखिलार्थान् ॥ ६० ॥

etat suhṛdbhiś caritaṁ murārer

aghārdanaṁ śādvala-jemanaṁ ca

vyaktetarad rūpam ajorv-abhiṣṭavaṁ

śṛṇvan gṛṇann eti naro ’khilārthān

Translation

Any person who hears or chants these pastimes Lord Murāri performed with His cowherd friends — the killing of Aghāsura, the taking of lunch on the forest grass, the Lord’s manifestation of transcendental forms, and the wonderful prayers offered by Lord Brahmā — is sure to achieve all his spiritual desires.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Hear and Chant Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes

1
Anyone who hears or chants these pastimes of Lord Murāri is sure to achieve all spiritual desires. They include the killing of Aghāsura, the forest lunch, the Lord’s transcendental forms, and Lord Brahmā’s prayers.
2
Even one inclined to hear and chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes will achieve spiritual perfection. Devotees busy spreading Kṛṣṇa consciousness may not have time to hear and chant to their full satisfaction, yet their intense desire bears spiritual fruit.
3
As far as possible, one should actually speak or chant the Lord’s transcendental pastimes. The encouragement given to busy devotees does not replace the practice of hearing and chanting.

Key points from the purport

According to Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī, even one who is only inclined to hear and chant the pastimes of Lord Kṛṣṇa will achieve spiritual perfection.
However, simply by their intense desire to always chant and hear about Lord Kṛṣṇa, they will achieve spiritual perfection.
Of course, as far as possible one should actually vibrate these transcendental pastimes of the Lord.

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

Chapter 14: Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In this way, the cowherd boys described pastimes that Lord Kṛṣṇa had performed in His bālya age (one to five), even though His paugaṇḍa age (six to ten) had begun. Śukadeva Gosvāmī concludes this chapter by explaining how the gopīs loved Lord Kṛṣṇa even more than they loved their own sons.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.14

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

etatthese
suhṛdbhiḥalong with the cowherd friends
caritampastimes
murāreḥof Lord Murāri
agha-ardanamthe subduing of the demon Aghāsura
śādvalaon the grass in the forest
jemanamthe taking of lunch
caand

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
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.14
In this verse: “chants”, “hearing”
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.14
In this verse: “friends”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.14
In this verse: “devotees”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I nurture my desire to hear and chant about Lord Kṛṣṇa, even when I am busy?

Practice

Read this verse’s translation aloud once, giving your attention to the pastimes it names.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHear and Chant Kṛṣṇa’s PastimesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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