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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
10.25.3210.26.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.25.33

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

ततोऽनुरक्तै: पशुपै: परिश्रितोराजन् स्वगोष्ठं सबलोऽव्रजद्धरि: । तथाविधान्यस्य कृतानि गोपिकागायन्त्य ईयुर्मुदिता हृदिस्पृश: ॥ ३३ ॥

tato ’nuraktaiḥ paśupaiḥ pariśrito

rājan sva-goṣṭhaṁ sa-balo ’vrajad dhariḥ

tathā-vidhāny asya kṛtāni gopikā

gāyantya īyur muditā hṛdi-spṛśaḥ

Translation

Surrounded by His loving cowherd boyfriends and Lord Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa then went off to the place where He had been tending His cows. The cowherd girls returned to their homes, singing joyfully about the lifting of Govardhana Hill and other glorious deeds performed by Lord Kṛṣṇa, who had so deeply touched their hearts.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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 Glories Deepen Loving Devotion

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa returned to the place where He had been tending His cows, surrounded by His loving cowherd boyfriends and Lord Balarāma.

  2. 2

    Before returning home, the gopīs exchanged secret glances with Śrī Kṛṣṇa. Though ordinarily unable to speak publicly about Him, they now freely sang of His beautiful qualities and glorious deeds.

  3. 3

    The gopīs were most beautiful and pure-hearted, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed the most wonderful activities in their presence. He entered deep within their tender hearts, enlivening their eternal devotion to Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Ordinarily they could not publicly talk about Kṛṣṇa, since they were chaste young girls in a religious village, but now they took advantage of this wonderful exhibition by the Lord and freely sang of His beautiful qualities.
  • The gopīs were the most beautiful and pure-hearted young girls, and Śrī Kṛṣṇa performed the most wonderful activities in their presence.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Twenty-fifth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill.”

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:

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. tataḥthen
  2. anuraktaiḥloving
  3. paśu-paiḥby the cowherd boys
  4. pariśritaḥsurrounded
  5. rājanO King
  6. sva-goṣṭhamto the place where He was tending His own cows
  7. sa-balaḥtogether with Lord Balarāma
  8. avrajatwent off
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.25

    In this verse: “devotion”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How might remembering Kṛṣṇa’s glorious deeds enliven my devotion to Him?

Practice

While returning home or finishing a task today, softly sing about Kṛṣṇa’s lifting of Govardhana Hill.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.25's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Glories Deepen Loving DevotionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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