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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
10.15.510.15.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Personality of Godheadsince 10.15.5inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एतेऽलिनस्तव यशोऽखिललोकतीर्थं

गायन्त आदिपुरुषानुपथं भजन्ते ।

प्रायो अमी मुनिगणा भवदीयमुख्या

गूढं वनेऽपि न जहत्यनघात्मदैवम् ॥ ६ ॥

ete ’linas tava yaśo ’khila-loka-tīrthaṁ

gāyanta ādi-puruṣānupathaṁ bhajante

prāyo amī muni-gaṇā bhavadīya-mukhyā

gūḍhaṁ vane ’pi na jahaty anaghātma-daivam

Translation

O Original Personality, these bees must all be great sages and most elevated devotees of Yours, for they are worshiping You by following You along the path and chanting Your glories, which are themselves a holy place for the entire world. Though You have disguised Yourself within this forest, O sinless one, they refuse to abandon You, their worshipable Lord.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Glorifying the Lord Carries Us Beyond Matter

  1. 1

    Although Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma appear like ordinary human beings, great sages recognize Them as the Supreme Absolute Truth. The Lord’s forms are eternal and full of bliss and knowledge.

  2. 2

    Hearing or chanting the Lord’s glories brings one to the spiritual platform, beyond material existence. Real silence means avoiding nonsense and speaking about the Lord’s loving service.

  3. 3

    The Lord never acts sinfully and immediately excuses accidental offenses by sincere, loving devotees. Balarāma was not disturbed by the following bees but welcomed and blessed them.

Key points from the purport
  • The word gāyantaḥ indicates that great sages give up their vows of silence and other selfish processes to glorify the activities of the Supreme Lord.
  • The word anagha indicates that the Supreme Lord never performs sinful or offensive activities.
  • In the specific context of this verse, the word anagha indicates that Lord Balarāma was not disturbed by the bees who were constantly following Him (anupatham).

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 24.177

This is a quotation from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.15.6).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

There They began playing forest sports along with Their friends. Pretending to tire, Lord Baladeva laid His head upon the lap of a cowherd boy and rested as Lord Kṛṣṇa helped relieve His elder brother’s fatigue by massaging His feet.
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. etethese
  2. alinaḥbees
  3. tavaYour
  4. yaśaḥglories
  5. akhila-lokafor all worlds
  6. tīrthamthe place of pilgrimage
  7. gāyantaḥare chanting
  8. ādi-puruṣaO original Personality of Godhead
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “devotees”, “worshiping”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

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

    In this verse: “chanting”, “hearing”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.15

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “absolute truth”

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 part of my speech could I turn toward the Lord’s loving service?

Practice

Replace one unnecessary conversation today with a brief reading or discussion of the Lord’s glories.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGlorifying the Lord Carries Us Beyond MatterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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