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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?
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  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
10.15.810.15.10-12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.15.9

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.15.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं वृन्दावनं श्रीमत् कृष्ण: प्रीतमना: पशून् ।

रेमे सञ्चारयन्नद्रे: सरिद्रोध:सु सानुग: ॥ ९ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ vṛndāvanaṁ śrīmat

kṛṣṇaḥ prīta-manāḥ paśūn

reme sañcārayann adreḥ

sarid-rodhaḥsu sānugaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus expressing His satisfaction with the beautiful forest of Vṛndāvana and its inhabitants, Lord Kṛṣṇa enjoyed tending the cows and other animals with His friends on the banks of the river Yamunā below Govardhana Hill.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Enjoys Caring for the Cows

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa expressed His satisfaction with the beautiful forest of Vṛndāvana and its inhabitants.

  2. 2

    He enjoyed tending the cows and other animals in the company of His friends.

  3. 3

    These pastimes took place on the banks of the Yamunā below Govardhana Hill.

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:

This chapter describes how Lord Balarāma and Lord Kṛṣṇa, while tending Their cows in the pastures of Vṛndāvana, killed Dhenukāsura, enabled the residents of Vṛndāvana to eat the fruits of the tāla trees and saved the young cowherds from Kāliya’s poison. Revealing Their boyhood ( paugaṇḍa) phase of pastimes, Rāma and Kṛṣṇa were one day bringing the cows to pasture when They entered an attractive forest decorated with a clear lake.
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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. evamin this way
  3. vṛndāvanamwith the forest of Vṛndāvana and its inhabitants
  4. śrīmatbeautiful
  5. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  6. prīta-manāḥbeing satisfied in His mind
  7. paśūnthe animals
  8. remeHe took pleasure
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

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

    In this verse: “friends”

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 draws my attention in this picture of Kṛṣṇa caring for animals with His friends?

Practice

Spend one minute remembering Kṛṣṇa tending the cows beside the Yamunā with His companions.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.15's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Enjoys Caring for the CowsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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