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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 17: The History of Kāliya
10.17.13-1410.17.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.17.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.17.2-3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यशोदा रोहिणी नन्दो गोप्यो गोपाश्च कौरव ।

कृष्णं समेत्य लब्धेहा आसन् शुष्का नगा अपि ॥ १५ ॥

yaśodā rohiṇī nando

gopyo gopāś ca kaurava

kṛṣṇaṁ sametya labdhehā

āsan śuṣkā nagā api

Translation

Having regained their vital functions, Yaśodā, Rohiṇī, Nanda and all the other cowherd women and men went up to Kṛṣṇa. O descendant of Kuru, even the dried-up trees came back to life.

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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’s Return Brings Renewed Life

  1. 1

    Yaśodā, Rohiṇī and Nanda regained their vital functions and approached Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    All the other cowherd women and men also went up to Him.

  3. 3

    Even the dried-up trees came back to life. The renewal extended beyond the people.

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 17: The History of Kāliya

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The spiritual masters, priests and learned brāhmaṇas then told Nanda Mahārāja, the king of the cowherds, that although his son had been caught in the grips of Kāliya, it was by the king’s good fortune that He was now free again. Because the people of Vṛndāvana were quite worn out by hunger, thirst and fatigue, they spent that night on the banks of the Yamunā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.17
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaśodā rohiṇī nandaḥYaśodā, Rohiṇī and Nanda Mahārāja
  2. gopyaḥthe cowherd ladies
  3. gopāḥthe cowherd men
  4. caand
  5. kauravaO Parīkṣit, descendant of Kuru
  6. kṛṣṇamLord Kṛṣṇa
  7. sametyameeting
  8. labdhahaving regained
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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 10.17

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “nanda”

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 even the dried-up trees coming back to life?

Practice

Read the verse slowly, noticing both the people and the trees responding to Kṛṣṇa’s return.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Return Brings Renewed LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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