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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 20: The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana
10.20.4310.20.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.20.44

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

अखण्डमण्डलो व्योम्नि रराजोडुगणै: शशी ।

यथा यदुपति: कृष्णो वृष्णिचक्रावृतो भुवि ॥ ४४ ॥

akhaṇḍa-maṇḍalo vyomni

rarājoḍu-gaṇaiḥ śaśī

yathā yadu-patiḥ kṛṣṇo

vṛṣṇi-cakrāvṛto bhuvi

Translation

The full moon shone in the sky, surrounded by stars, just as Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the Yadu dynasty, shone brilliantly on the earth, surrounded by all the Vṛṣṇis.

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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Shines Like the Full Moon

  1. 1

    The full moon surrounded by stars resembles Śrī Kṛṣṇa shining on earth, surrounded by the Vṛṣṇis.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī explains that the full moon is eternally risen in Vṛndāvana. It is like the full manifestation of the Absolute Truth, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    When Lord Kṛṣṇa was manifest on earth, He was surrounded by prominent members of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty, including Nanda, Upananda, Vasudeva and Akrūra.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Sanātana Gosvāmī explains that in Vṛndāvana the full moon is eternally risen, and this full moon is like the full manifestation of the Absolute Truth, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • When He was manifest on earth, Lord Kṛṣṇa was surrounded by prominent members of the Vṛṣṇi dynasty such as Nanda, Upananda, Vasudeva and Akrūra.

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

Further reading

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
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. akhaṇḍaunbroken
  2. maṇḍalaḥits sphere
  3. vyomniin the sky
  4. rarājashone forth
  5. uḍu-gaṇaiḥalong with the stars
  6. śaśīthe moon
  7. yathāas
  8. yadu-patiḥthe master of the Yadu dynasty
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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 10.20

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.20

    In this verse: “absolute truth”

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 does the image of the full moon help me reflect on Kṛṣṇa as the fully manifest Absolute Truth?

Practice

Pause for a minute to remember Śrī Kṛṣṇa shining brilliantly among those surrounding Him.

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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 10.20's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Shines Like the Full MoonThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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