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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 24: Worshiping Govardhana Hill
10.24.32-3310.24.35

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.24.34

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.24.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अनांस्यनडुद्युक्तानि ते चारुह्य स्वलङ्कृता: । गोप्यश्च कृष्णवीर्याणि गायन्त्य: सद्विजाशिष: ॥ ३४ ॥

anāṁsy anaḍud-yuktāni

te cāruhya sv-alaṅkṛtāḥ

gopyaś ca kṛṣṇa-vīryāṇi

gāyantyaḥ sa-dvijāśiṣaḥ

Translation

As the beautifully ornamented cowherd ladies followed along, riding on wagons drawn by oxen, they sang the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and their songs mingled with the brāhmaṇas’ chanting of benedictions.

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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.

Singing Kṛṣṇa’s Glories Together

  1. 1

    The beautifully ornamented cowherd ladies followed along in wagons drawn by oxen.

  2. 2

    As they traveled, they sang the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Their singing kept His glories at the heart of their participation.

  3. 3

    Their songs mingled with the brāhmaṇas’ chanting of benedictions. Both voices accompanied the community’s celebration.

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 24: Worshiping Govardhana Hill

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

As He did so He proclaimed to the cowherd community that although they had worshiped Indra for so long, he had never appeared in person, whereas Govardhana himself had now manifested before their eyes and eaten their offerings of foodstuffs. Therefore they should all now offer obeisances to Govardhana Hill.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.24
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. anāṁsiwagons
  2. anaḍut-yuktāniyoked with oxen
  3. tethey
  4. caand
  5. āruhyariding
  6. su-alaṅkṛtāḥnicely ornamented
  7. gopyaḥthe cowherd women
  8. caand
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.24

    In this verse: “chanting”

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 I make glorifying Kṛṣṇa part of my participation in devotional gatherings?

Practice

Spend one minute today singing the glories of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySinging Kṛṣṇa’s Glories TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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