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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 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba
10.17.2510.18.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.18.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.18.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

अथ कृष्ण: परिवृतो ज्ञातिभिर्मुदितात्मभि: ।

अनुगीयमानो न्यविशद्‌‌व्रजं गोकुलमण्डितम् ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

atha kṛṣṇaḥ parivṛto

jñātibhir muditātmabhiḥ

anugīyamāno nyaviśad

vrajaṁ gokula-maṇḍitam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Surrounded by His blissful companions, who constantly chanted His glories, Śrī Kṛṣṇa then entered the village of Vraja, which was decorated with herds of cows.

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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.

Joyfully Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s Glories

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa entered the village of Vraja surrounded by His blissful companions.

  2. 2

    His companions constantly chanted His glories. Their joy accompanied their praise of Him.

  3. 3

    Herds of cows decorated Vraja, the village to which Kṛṣṇa returned.

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 18: Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Vṛndāvana, where Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma enacted Their pastimes, was even during the summer decorated with all the qualities of spring. At that time Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa would become absorbed in various sports, surrounded by Balarāma and all the cowherd boys.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.18
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. athanext
  3. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. parivṛtaḥsurrounded
  5. jñātibhiḥby His companions
  6. mudita-ātmabhiḥwho were joyful by nature
  7. anugīyamānaḥHis glories being chanted
  8. nyaviśatentered
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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 10.18

    In this verse: “companions”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.18

    In this verse: “chanted”

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 can you make a little room today for joyfully praising Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend one minute speaking or singing Kṛṣṇa’s glories.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayJoyfully Chanting Kṛṣṇa’s GloriesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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