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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
10.15.49-5010.15.52

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.51

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The cowherd boyssince 10.15.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ते सम्प्रतीतस्मृतय: समुत्थाय जलान्तिकात् ।

आसन् सुविस्मिता: सर्वे वीक्षमाणा: परस्परम् ॥ ५१ ॥

te sampratīta-smṛtayaḥ

samutthāya jalāntikāt

āsan su-vismitāḥ sarve

vīkṣamāṇāḥ parasparam

Translation

Regaining their full consciousness, the cows and boys stood up out of the water and began to look at one another in great astonishment.

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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.

Restored Consciousness Brings Astonishment

  1. 1

    The cows and cowherd boys regained their full consciousness.

  2. 2

    They stood up out of the water after being brought back to life.

  3. 3

    All of them looked at one another in great astonishment.

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:

But it had been contaminated with poison, and they all fell unconscious on the riverbank. Kṛṣṇa then brought them back to life by the merciful rain of His glance, and all of them, regaining their consciousness, appreciated His great mercy.
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. tethey
  2. sampratītaregaining perfectly
  3. smṛtayaḥtheir memory
  4. samutthāyarising up
  5. jala-antikātfrom out of the water
  6. āsanthey became
  7. su-vismitāḥvery surprised
  8. sarveall
  9. vīkṣamāṇāḥlooking
  10. parasparamat one another
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

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

    In this verse: “cowherd boys”

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

What strikes you about their astonishment on finding one another alive?

Practice

Read this verse slowly and pause to consider the wonder of their recovery.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRestored Consciousness Brings AstonishmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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