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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
10.25.3010.25.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.31

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.25.26inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिवि देवगणा: सिद्धा: साध्या गन्धर्वचारणा: । तुष्टुवुर्मुमुचुस्तुष्टा: पुष्पवर्षाणि पार्थिव ॥ ३१ ॥

divi deva-gaṇāḥ siddhāḥ

sādhyā gandharva-cāraṇāḥ

tuṣṭuvur mumucus tuṣṭāḥ

puṣpa-varṣāṇi pārthiva

Translation

In the heavens, O King, all the demigods, including the Siddhas, Sādhyas, Gandharvas and Cāraṇas, sang the praises of Lord Kṛṣṇa and showered down flowers in great satisfaction.

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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.

Praising Kṛṣṇa Brings Shared Joy

  1. 1

    The demigods in heaven sang the praises of Lord Kṛṣṇa and showered down flowers in great satisfaction.

  2. 2

    They were just as jubilant as the residents of Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    Their shared joy became a great universal festival centered on praising Lord Kṛṣṇa.

Key points from the purport
  • The demigods in heaven were just as jubilant as the residents of Vṛndāvana, and thus a great universal festival took place.

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:

The cowherds were in ecstasy, showing loving symptoms such as flowing tears and bodily hairs standing on end. They embraced Kṛṣṇa and offered Him benedictions according to their respective positions, while the demigods in heaven rained down flowers and sang the Lord’s praises.
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. diviin the heavens
  2. deva-gaṇāḥthe demigods
  3. siddhāḥthe Siddhas
  4. sādhyāḥthe Sādhyas
  5. gandharva-cāraṇāḥthe Gandharvas and Cāraṇas
  6. tuṣṭuvuḥthey recited the Lord’s praises
  7. mumucuḥthey released
  8. tuṣṭāḥbeing satisfied
  9. puṣpa-varṣāṇidownpours of flowers
  10. pārthivaO King (Parīkṣit)
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “king”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can praising Lord Kṛṣṇa become a source of shared joy for me?

Practice

Take a moment today to offer a few words of praise to Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPraising Kṛṣṇa Brings Shared JoyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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