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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 2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb
10.2.610.2.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.2.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.2.1-2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गच्छ देवि व्रजं भद्रे गोपगोभिरलङ्कृतम् । रोहिणी वसुदेवस्य भार्यास्ते नन्दगोकुले । अन्याश्च कंससंविग्ना विवरेषु वसन्ति हि ॥ ७ ॥

gaccha devi vrajaṁ bhadre

gopa-gobhir alaṅkṛtam

rohiṇī vasudevasya

bhāryāste nanda-gokule

anyāś ca kaṁsa-saṁvignā

vivareṣu vasanti hi

Translation

The Lord ordered Yoga-māyā: O My potency, who are worshipable for the entire world and whose nature is to bestow good fortune upon all living entities, go to Vraja, where there live many cowherd men and their wives. In that very beautiful land, where many cows reside, Rohiṇī, the wife of Vasudeva, is living at the home of Nanda Mahārāja. Other wives of Vasudeva are also living there incognito because of fear of Kaṁsa. Please go there.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Yoga-māyā Brings Fearlessness to the Devotees

  1. 1

    The Lord sent Yoga-māyā to Vraja, a beautiful land inhabited by cowherd men, their wives and many cows.

  2. 2

    Rohiṇī was staying at Nanda Mahārāja’s home. Other wives of Vasudeva also lived there secretly because they feared Kaṁsa.

  3. 3

    Yoga-māyā was sent to encourage the devotees with fearlessness. Through her ability to create this atmosphere, Nanda-gokula became even more beautiful and safe.

Key points from the purport
  • Nanda-gokula, the residence of King Nanda, was itself very beautiful, and when Yoga-māyā was ordered to go there and encourage the devotees with fearlessness, it became even more beautiful and safe.
  • Because Yoga-māyā had the ability to create such an atmosphere, the Lord ordered her to go to Nanda-gokula.

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

How it feels

Terror → Wonder and relief. The threat of destruction yields to divine appearance.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 10: Threat from Kaṁsa and Kṛṣṇa's birth. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Because Kṛṣṇa and His potency, Yoga-māyā, appeared simultaneously as brother and sister, the world is full of Vaiṣṇavas and śāktas, and there is certainly some rivalry between them. Vaiṣṇavas worship the Supreme Lord, whereas śāktas, according to their desires, worship Yoga-māyā in forms like Durgā, Bhadrakālī and Caṇḍikā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. gacchanow go
  2. deviO you who are worshipable for the whole world
  3. vrajamto the land of Vraja
  4. bhadreO you who are auspicious for all living entities
  5. gopa-gobhiḥwith cowherds and cows
  6. alaṅkṛtamdecorated
  7. rohiṇīby the name Rohiṇī
  8. vasudevasyaof Vasudeva, Kṛṣṇa’s father
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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 10.2

    In this verse: “worshipable”, “devotees”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.2

    In this verse: “fear”, “feared”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.2

    In this verse: “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 stands out to you about the Lord’s care for devotees living in fear?

Practice

Spend a quiet minute recalling the Lord’s instruction to bring fearlessness to the devotees in Vraja.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayYoga-māyā Brings Fearlessness to the DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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