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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana

10.20.25 10.20.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.20.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.20.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

धेनवो मन्दगामिन्य ऊधोभारेण भूयसा ।

ययुर्भगवताहूता द्रुतं प्रीत्या स्‍नुतस्तना: ॥ २६ ॥

dhenavo manda-gāminya

ūdho-bhāreṇa bhūyasā

yayur bhagavatāhūtā

drutaṁ prītyā snuta-stanāḥ

Translation

The cows had to move slowly because of their weighty milk bags, but they quickly ran to the Supreme Personality of Godhead as soon as He called them, their affection for Him causing their udders to become wet.

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Affection Brings the Cows to Kṛṣṇa

1
Nourished by new grasses, the cows became very healthy. Their full, heavy milk bags made them walk slowly.
2
When Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, called them by name, they immediately ran to Him out of affection.
3
Their joyful affection caused milk to flow from their udders.

Key points from the purport

Śrīla Prabhupāda comments, “The cows, being fed by new grasses, became very healthy, and their milk bags were all very full.
When Lord Kṛṣṇa called them by name, they immediately came to Him out of affection, and in their joyful condition the milk flowed from their bags.”

The purport'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

Attraction and threat → Joy and trust. The pastoral world becomes the setting for protection and love.

Chapters 20–28 of Canto 10: Forest seasons, flute and Govardhana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Chapter 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana

Summary of this chapter:

To enhance the description of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes, Śrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī describes in this chapter the beauty of Vṛndāvana during autumn and the rainy season. In the course of his presentation he gives various charming instructions in metaphorical terms.

Back to this verse in chapter 10.20