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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
10.24.810.24.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.24.9

Manvantara· The Manus and right duty
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nanda Mahārājasince 10.24.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं तात वयमन्ये च वार्मुचां पतिमीश्वरम् । द्रव्यैस्तद्रेतसा सिद्धैर्यजन्ते क्रतुभिर्नरा: ॥ ९ ॥

taṁ tāta vayam anye ca

vārmucāṁ patim īśvaram

dravyais tad-retasā siddhair

yajante kratubhir narāḥ

Translation

Not only we, my dear son, but also many other men worship him, the lord and master of the rain-giving clouds. We offer him grain and other paraphernalia of worship produced through his own discharge in the form of rain.

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.

Offerings Depend on Rain

  1. 1

    Nanda explained that his community and many other people worshiped Indra as the master of the rain-giving clouds.

  2. 2

    They offered grain and other items of worship that had themselves been produced through rain.

  3. 3

    Nanda patiently tried to explain the facts of life to Kṛṣṇa. Yet Nanda and all the residents of Vṛndāvana would themselves learn an astonishing lesson.

Key points from the purport
  • Nanda Mahārāja patiently tried to explain the “facts of life” to his young son, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, but in fact Nanda and all the residents of Vṛndāvana would learn an astonishing lesson, as explained in this chapter.

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 24: Worshiping Govardhana Hill

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The clouds give forth rain when they are impelled by the mode of passion, and cowherds prosper by protecting the cows. Furthermore, the cowherds’ proper residence is in the forest and on the hills.
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. tamhim
  2. tātamy dear son
  3. vayamwe
  4. anyeothers
  5. caalso
  6. vāḥ-mucāmof the clouds
  7. patimthe master
  8. īśvaramthe powerful controller
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Manvantara · The change of Manus

    What gives human life its right direction? · Subject 6 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.24

    In this verse: “worship”, “worshiped”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.24

    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

Can I explain my understanding patiently while remaining open to learning more?

Practice

When explaining something today, speak patiently and leave room to hear a question.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOfferings Depend on RainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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