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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
10.26.2210.26.24

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.26.23

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nanda Mahārājasince 10.26.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्यद्धा मां समादिश्य गर्गे च स्वगृहं गते । मन्ये नारायणस्यांशं कृष्णमक्लिष्टकारिणम् ॥ २३ ॥

ity addhā māṁ samādiśya

garge ca sva-gṛhaṁ gate

manye nārāyaṇasyāṁśaṁ

kṛṣṇam akliṣṭa-kāriṇam

Translation

[Nanda Mahārāja continued:] After Garga Ṛṣi spoke these words to me and returned home, I began to consider that Kṛṣṇa, who keeps us free from trouble, is actually an expansion of Lord Nārāyaṇa.

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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.

Nanda Reflects on Kṛṣṇa’s Divine Protection

  1. 1

    Garga Ṛṣi advised Nanda Mahārāja and then returned home.

  2. 2

    After hearing these words, Nanda began to consider Kṛṣṇa an expansion of Lord Nārāyaṇa.

  3. 3

    Nanda describes Kṛṣṇa as the one who keeps them free from trouble. His reflection joins Kṛṣṇa’s divine identity with His care for them.

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:

Overjoyed and awestruck by Garga Muni’s statements, the cowherd men concluded that Kṛṣṇa must be an empowered representative of the Supreme Lord, Nārāyaṇa. Thus they worshiped Him and Nanda Mahārāja.
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. itithus speaking
  2. addhādirectly
  3. māmme
  4. samādiśyaadvising
  5. gargeGargācārya
  6. caand
  7. sva-gṛhamto his home
  8. gategoing
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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”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “free from”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “hearing”

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

What can I learn from Nanda’s thoughtful response to the words he heard?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute reflecting on Nanda’s description of Kṛṣṇa as the one who keeps them free from trouble.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNanda Reflects on Kṛṣṇa’s Divine ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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