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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 27: Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers
10.27.2410.27.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.27.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.27.22-23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तं तुष्टुवुर्देवनिकायकेतवोह्यवाकिरंश्चाद्भुतपुष्पवृष्टिभि: । लोका: परां निर्वृतिमाप्नुवंस्त्रयोगावस्तदा गामनयन् पयोद्रुताम् ॥ २५ ॥

taṁ tuṣṭuvur deva-nikāya-ketavo

hy avākiraṁś cādbhuta-puṣpa-vṛṣṭibhiḥ

lokāḥ parāṁ nirvṛtim āpnuvaṁs trayo

gāvas tadā gām anayan payo-drutām

Translation

The most eminent demigods chanted the praises of the Lord and scattered wonderful showers of flowers all around Him. All three worlds felt supreme satisfaction, and the cows drenched the surface of the earth with their milk.

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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.

Lead by Glorifying the Lord

  1. 1

    The most eminent demigods took the lead in praising the Lord. The purport describes them as the emblems, or banners, of the demigod race.

  2. 2

    They covered the Lord with an amazing shower of multicolored, fragrant flowers.

  3. 3

    All three worlds experienced supreme satisfaction. The cows gave so much milk that they drenched the surface of the earth.

Key points from the purport
  • The leading demigods are the emblems, or banners, of the demigod race, and they took the lead in glorifying the Lord and covering Him with an amazing shower of multicolored, fragrant flowers.

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 27: Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Indra, along with the cow Surabhi, then performed a bathing ceremony for Kṛṣṇa, using the water of the heavenly Ganges and the milk of mother Surabhi. Indra and the cow took this opportunity to bestow upon the Lord the name Govinda, and the demigods showered flowers and recited various prayers.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.27
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tamHim
  2. tuṣṭuvuḥpraised
  3. deva-nikāyaof all the demigods
  4. ketavaḥthe most eminent
  5. hiindeed
  6. avākiranthey covered Him
  7. caand
  8. adbhutaamazing
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.27

    In this verse: “chanted”

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 can I use my influence to honor the Lord rather than myself?

Practice

Offer one sincere sentence of praise to the Lord today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLead by Glorifying the LordThis 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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