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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 26: Wonderful Kṛṣṇa
10.26.2110.26.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.26.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nanda Mahārājasince 10.26.15inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्मान्नन्द कुमारोऽयं नारायणसमो गुणै:

। श्रिया कीर्त्यानुभावेन तत्कर्मसु न विस्मय: ॥ २२ ॥

tasmān nanda kumāro ’yaṁ

nārāyaṇa-samo guṇaiḥ

śriyā kīrtyānubhāvena

tat-karmasu na vismayaḥ

Translation

Therefore, O Nanda Mahārāja, this child of yours is as good as Nārāyaṇa. In His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, He is exactly like Nārāyaṇa. Thus you should not be astonished by His activities.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Qualities Are Like Nārāyaṇa’s

  1. 1

    Nanda reports to the cowherd men the concluding remarks of Garga Muni, spoken at Lord Kṛṣṇa’s secret birth ceremony.

  2. 2

    Garga Muni describes this child as exactly like Nārāyaṇa in transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence.

  3. 3

    These divine qualities explain Kṛṣṇa’s wonderful activities. Nanda Mahārāja is therefore told not to be astonished by them.

Key points from the purport
  • Nanda here reports to the cowherd men the concluding remarks of Garga Muni, who spoke at the secret birth ceremony of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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 26: Wonderful Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In His affinity for His devotees and in His opulence and power, Kṛṣṇa is just like Lord Nārāyaṇa Himself. Overjoyed and awestruck by Garga Muni’s statements, the cowherd men concluded that Kṛṣṇa must be an empowered representative of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.26
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tasmāttherefore
  2. nandaO Nanda Mahārāja
  3. kumāraḥchild
  4. ayamthis
  5. nārāyaṇa-samaḥis as good as Nārāyaṇa
  6. guṇaiḥby His qualities
  7. śriyāby His opulence
  8. kīrtyāespecially by His name and fame
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “nanda”, “child”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does remembering Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities help me understand His wonderful activities?

Practice

Read the translation once more, pausing to reflect on Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, opulence and influence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Qualities Are Like Nārāyaṇa’sThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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