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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
10.25.2110.25.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.22

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 10.25.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तथा निर्विविशुर्गर्तं कृष्णाश्वासितमानस: । यथावकाशं सधना: सव्रजा: सोपजीविन: ॥ २२ ॥

tathā nirviviśur gartaṁ

kṛṣṇāśvāsita-mānasaḥ

yathāvakāśaṁ sa-dhanāḥ

sa-vrajāḥ sopajīvinaḥ

Translation

Their minds thus pacified by Lord Kṛṣṇa, they all entered beneath the hill, where they found ample room for themselves and all their cows, wagons, servants and priests, and for all other members of the community as well.

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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.

Room for Everyone Under Kṛṣṇa’s Shelter

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa’s words pacified their minds, and they entered beneath the hill.

  2. 2

    There was ample room for the whole community, including their cows, wagons, servants and priests.

  3. 3

    All the domestic animals of Vṛndāvana were brought beneath Govardhana Hill for shelter.

Key points from the purport
  • All the domestic animals of Vṛndāvana were brought beneath Govardhana Hill for shelter.

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:

He then invited the entire cowherd community to take shelter in the dry space beneath the mountain. For seven successive days He held up the hill, until Indra finally understood Kṛṣṇa’s mystic power and ordered the clouds to withdraw.
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. tathāthus
  2. nirviviśuḥthey entered
  3. gartamthe hollow
  4. kṛṣṇaby Lord Kṛṣṇa
  5. āśvāsitapacified
  6. mānasaḥtheir minds
  7. yathā-avakāśamcomfortably
  8. sa-dhanāḥwith their cows
  9. sa-vrajāḥand with their wagons
  10. sa-upajīvinaḥtogether with their dependents (such as their servants and brāhmaṇa priests)
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “shelter”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What touches you about the whole community and its animals finding shelter together?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering the people and animals sheltered beneath Govardhana Hill.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRoom for Everyone Under Kṛṣṇa’s ShelterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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