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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  3. 3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 25: Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill
10.25.1410.25.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.25.15inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अपर्त्वत्युल्बणं वर्षमतिवातं शिलामयम् । स्वयागे विहतेऽस्माभिरिन्द्रो नाशाय वर्षति ॥ १५ ॥

apartv aty-ulbaṇaṁ varṣam

ati-vātaṁ śilā-mayam

sva-yāge vihate ’smābhir

indro nāśāya varṣati

Translation

[Śrī Kṛṣṇa said to Himself:] Because We have stopped his sacrifice, Indra has caused this unusually fierce, unseasonable rain, together with terrible winds and hail.

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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.

Anger Behind the Unseasonable Storm

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa recognized that Indra had sent the storm because his sacrifice had been stopped.

  2. 2

    The rain was unusually fierce and came out of season.

  3. 3

    Terrible winds and hail accompanied the rainfall, revealing the severity of Indra’s angry response.

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:

He sent them to harass the Vrajavāsīs with downpours of rain and hail. The cowherd community was very disturbed by this and approached Kṛṣṇa for shelter.
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. apa-ṛtuout of season
  2. ati-ulbaṇamunusually fierce
  3. varṣamrain
  4. ati-vātamaccompanied by great wind
  5. śilā-mayamfull of hailstones
  6. sva-yagehis sacrifice
  7. vihatehaving been stopped
  8. asmābhiḥby Ourselves
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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

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How do I respond when something I expect to receive is withheld?

Practice

If an expectation is disappointed today, pause before speaking or acting in anger.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAnger Behind the Unseasonable StormThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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