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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  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 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon
10.15.4010.15.42

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.41

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The cowherd boyssince 10.15.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कृष्ण: कमलपत्राक्ष: पुण्यश्रवणकीर्तन: ।

स्तूयमानोऽनुगैर्गोपै: साग्रजो व्रजमाव्रजत् ॥ ४१ ॥

kṛṣṇaḥ kamala-patrākṣaḥ

puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥ

stūyamāno ’nugair gopaiḥ

sāgrajo vrajam āvrajat

Translation

Then lotus-eyed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, whose glories are most pious to hear and chant, returned home to Vraja with His elder brother, Balarāma. Along the way, the cowherd boys, His faithful followers, chanted His glories.

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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.

Hearing and Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s Glories Purify

  1. 1

    Lotus-eyed Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa returned home to Vraja with His elder brother, Balarāma.

  2. 2

    Along the way, His faithful cowherd companions chanted His glories.

  3. 3

    Hearing and chanting Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s glories are most pious activities. Both speakers and hearers are purified and become pious.

Key points from the purport
  • When the glories of Śrī Kṛṣṇa are vibrated, both the speakers and the hearers are purified and become pious.

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:

When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma returned to the cowherd community, Yaśodā and Rohiṇī placed Them on their respective laps. They kissed Their faces, fed Them with finely prepared food and then put Them to bed.
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. kṛṣṇaḥLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  2. kamala-patra-akṣaḥwhose eyes are like lotus petals
  3. puṇya-śravaṇa-kīrtanaḥhearing and chanting about whom is the most pious activity
  4. stūyamānaḥbeing glorified
  5. anugaiḥby His followers
  6. gopaiḥthe cowherd boys
  7. sa-agra-jaḥtogether with His elder brother, Balarāma
  8. vrajamto Vraja
  9. āvrajatHe returned
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “chant”, “chanted”, “hearing”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.15

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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “purified”

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 can you make room today for hearing or chanting Kṛṣṇa’s glories?

Practice

Read this translation aloud as a small act of glorifying Kṛṣṇa, listening attentively as you speak.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayHearing and Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s Glories PurifyThis 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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