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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 25: Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill
10.24.3810.25.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.1

Ūti· What drives us to act
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.25.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इन्द्रस्तदात्मन: पूजां विज्ञाय विहतां नृप । गोपेभ्य: कृष्णनाथेभ्यो नन्दादिभ्यश्चुकोप ह ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

indras tadātmanaḥ pūjāṁ

vijñāya vihatāṁ nṛpa

gopebhyaḥ kṛṣṇa-nāthebhyo

nandādibhyaś cukopa ha

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: My dear King Parīkṣit, when Indra understood that his sacrifice had been put aside, he became furious with Nanda Mahārāja and the other cowherd men, who were accepting Kṛṣṇa as their Lord.

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 Is Everyone’s Lord

  1. 1

    Indra became furious when his sacrifice was put aside and the cowherd men accepted Kṛṣṇa as their Lord.

  2. 2

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Lord of all that exists, including Indra himself. The residents of Vṛndāvana were right to accept Him.

  3. 3

    Indra’s anger reveals the foolishness of pride. As the purport reminds us, “Pride goes before a fall.”

Key points from the purport
  • At the very beginning of this chapter Śukadeva Gosvāmī reveals the foolishness of Indra and the absurdity of his anger.
  • Indra was frustrated because the residents of Vṛndāvana accepted Śrī Kṛṣṇa as their Lord.
  • As the common saying goes, “Pride goes before a fall.”

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 25: Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This chapter describes how Lord Indra was overcome by anger when the residents of Vraja canceled his sacrifice, how he tried to punish them by sending forth a devastating rainfall to Vṛndāvana, and how Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa protected Gokula by lifting Govardhana Hill and for seven days using it as an umbrella to ward off the rain.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.25
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. indraḥLord Indra
  3. tadāthen
  4. ātmanaḥhis own
  5. pūjāmworship
  6. vijñāyaunderstanding
  7. vihatāmdiverted
  8. nṛpaO King (Parīkṣit)
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Ūti · The creative impetus

    Why do we act, and what keeps us bound? · Subject 5 of 10

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “king”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “pride”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

When does my desire for recognition make it harder to accept Kṛṣṇa as Lord?

Practice

Before one act of devotional service today, pause and remember that Kṛṣṇa is Lord and you are serving Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Everyone’s LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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