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Canto 10 · Chapter 15: The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon
10.15.4610.15.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.47

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

एवं स भगवान् कृष्णो वृन्दावनचर: क्‍वचित् ।

ययौ राममृते राजन् कालिन्दीं सखिभिर्वृत: ॥ ४७ ॥

evaṁ sa bhagavān kṛṣṇo

vṛndāvana-caraḥ kvacit

yayau rāmam ṛte rājan

kālindīṁ sakhibhir vṛtaḥ

Translation

O King, the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa thus wandered about the Vṛndāvana area, performing His pastimes. Once, surrounded by His boyfriends, He went without Balarāma to the Yamunā River.

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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 Supreme Lord Walks With Friends

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Lord, and His wandering in Vṛndāvana is part of His pastimes.

  2. 2

    On this occasion, He went to the Yamunā River surrounded by His boyfriends.

  3. 3

    Balarāma did not accompany Him on this visit.

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. evamthus
  2. saḥHe
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
  5. vṛndāvana-caraḥwandering, and acting, in Vṛndāvana
  6. kvacitonce
  7. yayauwent
  8. rāmam ṛtewithout Lord Balarāma
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “king”

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 does this scene help you remember that the Supreme Lord shares personal pastimes with His friends?

Practice

Pause today to remember the Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa walking toward the Yamunā surrounded by His friends.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Walks With FriendsThis 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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