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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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Canto 10 · Chapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon
10.15.4510.15.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.46

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

जनन्युपहृतं प्राश्य स्वाद्वन्नमुपलालितौ ।

संविश्य वरशय्यायां सुखं सुषुपतुर्व्रजे ॥ ४६ ॥

janany-upahṛtaṁ prāśya

svādy annam upalālitau

saṁviśya vara-śayyāyāṁ

sukhaṁ suṣupatur vraje

Translation

After dining sumptuously on the delicious food given Them by Their mothers and being pampered in various ways, the two brothers lay down upon Their excellent beds and happily went to sleep in the village of Vraja.

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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.

The Brothers Rest in Loving Care

  1. 1

    The two brothers ate fully of the delicious food Their mothers gave Them.

  2. 2

    Their mothers also pampered Them in various ways. Their meal was surrounded by affectionate care.

  3. 3

    The brothers lay down on excellent beds and happily went to sleep in the village of Vraja.

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:

Some days later Lord Kṛṣṇa went with His friends, but without His older brother, to the banks of the Kālindī in order to tend the cows. The cows and cowherd boys became very thirsty and drank some water from the Kālindī.
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. jananīby Their mothers
  2. upahṛtamoffered
  3. prāśyaeating fully
  4. svādudelicious
  5. annamfood
  6. upalālitaubeing pampered
  7. saṁviśyaentering
  8. varaexcellent
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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 10.15

    In this verse: “mothers”

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

Which detail of the mothers’ affectionate service stands out to you?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering the brothers resting happily after receiving Their mothers’ loving care.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Brothers Rest in Loving CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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