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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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.25

Who is speaking and story frame

विद्यन्तेऽभुक्तपूर्वाणि फलानि सुरभीणि च ।

एष वै सुरभिर्गन्धो विषूचीनोऽवगृह्यते ॥ २५ ॥

vidyante ’bhukta-pūrvāṇi

phalāni surabhīṇi ca

eṣa vai surabhir gandho

viṣūcīno ’vagṛhyate

Translation

In the Tāla forest are sweet-smelling fruits no one has ever tasted. Indeed, even now we can smell the fragrance of the tāla fruits spreading all about.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Fragrance Reveals Ripe Fruits Nearby

  1. 1

    The Tāla forest contains sweet-smelling fruits that no one has yet tasted.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that an easterly wind carries their fragrance. This wind favors rain in the Vṛndāvana area and generally blows in Bhādra.

  3. 3

    The season indicates that the fruits are excellently ripe. The boys’ ability to smell them indicates that the forest is nearby.

Key points from the purport
  • According to Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī, the sweet fragrance of the tāla fruits was carried by an easterly wind, which is conducive to rain in the Vṛndāvana area.
  • This easterly wind generally blows in the month of Bhādra and thus indicates the excellent ripeness of the fruits, while the fact that the boys could smell them indicates the nearness of the Tāla forest.

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 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This forest was full of many varieties of sweet fruits. But fearing this demon, no one dared try to relish the taste of those fruits, and thus someone had to kill the demon and all his associates.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. vidyanteare present
  2. abhukta-pūrvāṇinever before tasted
  3. phalānifruits
  4. surabhīṇifragrant
  5. caand
  6. eṣaḥthis
  7. vaiindeed
  8. surabhiḥfragrant
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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

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “sweet-smelling”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “favors”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do the details of wind and fragrance help you picture this scene?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly and picture the fragrance reaching the boys from the nearby forest.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Fragrance Reveals Ripe Fruits NearbyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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