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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
10.25.2510.25.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.26

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.25.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

निर्यात त्यजत त्रासं गोपा: सस्त्रीधनार्भका: । उपारतं वातवर्षं व्युदप्रायाश्च निम्नगा: ॥ २६ ॥

niryāta tyajata trāsaṁ

gopāḥ sa-strī-dhanārbhakāḥ

upārataṁ vāta-varṣaṁ

vyuda-prāyāś ca nimnagāḥ

Translation

[Lord Kṛṣṇa said:] My dear cowherd men, please go out with your wives, children and possessions. Give up your fear. The wind and rain have stopped, and the rivers’ high waters have subsided.

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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.

Give Up Fear and Go Out

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa affectionately addressed the cowherd men and asked them to go out.

  2. 2

    They were to leave with their wives, children and possessions.

  3. 3

    He told them to give up their fear because the wind and rain had stopped and the rivers’ high waters had subsided.

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:

When the cowherd villagers emerged from beneath the mountain, Kṛṣṇa put Govardhana Hill back in its proper place. The cowherds were in ecstasy, showing loving symptoms such as flowing tears and bodily hairs standing on end.
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. niryātaplease go out
  2. tyajatagive up
  3. trāsamyour fear
  4. gopāḥO cowherd men
  5. satogether with
  6. strīyour women
  7. dhanaproperty
  8. arbhakāḥand children
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “children”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “give up”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “fear”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does Kṛṣṇa’s explanation help you understand His call to give up fear?

Practice

Read His words “Give up your fear” alongside the reasons He gives for the community’s safety.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGive Up Fear and Go OutThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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