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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.
  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 25: Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill
10.25.2310.25.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Lordsince 10.25.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कृष्णयोगानुभावं तं निशम्येन्द्रोऽतिविस्मित: । निस्तम्भो भ्रष्टसङ्कल्प: स्वान्मेघान् सन्न्यवारयत् ॥ २४ ॥

kṛṣṇa-yogānubhāvaṁ taṁ

niśamyendro ’ti-vismitaḥ

nistambho bhraṣṭa-saṅkalpaḥ

svān meghān sannyavārayat

Translation

When Indra observed this exhibition of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mystic power, he became most astonished. Pulled down from his platform of false pride, and his intentions thwarted, he ordered his clouds to desist.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Power Humbles Indra

  1. 1

    Indra became greatly astonished when he saw Lord Kṛṣṇa’s mystic power.

  2. 2

    His false pride was brought down, and his intentions were thwarted.

  3. 3

    Indra ordered his clouds to stop. His attempt could not prevail against Kṛṣṇa.

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:

For seven successive days He held up the hill, until Indra finally understood Kṛṣṇa’s mystic power and ordered the clouds to withdraw. When the cowherd villagers emerged from beneath the mountain, Kṛṣṇa put Govardhana Hill back in its proper place.
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. kṛṣṇaof Lord Kṛṣṇa
  2. yogaof the mystic power
  3. anubhāvamthe influence
  4. tamthat
  5. niśamyaseeing
  6. indraḥLord Indra
  7. ati-vismitaḥmost amazed
  8. nistambhaḥwhose false pride was brought down
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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

  • 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

What does Indra’s humbled pride invite you to examine in yourself?

Practice

Notice one proud thought today and pause to remember Kṛṣṇa’s greater power.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Power Humbles IndraThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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