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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.27.2510.27.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.27.26

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

नानारसौघा: सरितो वृक्षा आसन् मधुस्रवा: । अकृष्टपच्यौषधयो गिरयोऽबिभ्रनुन्मणीन् ॥ २६ ॥

nānā-rasaughāḥ sarito

vṛkṣā āsan madhu-sravāḥ

akṛṣṭa-pacyauṣadhayo

girayo ’bibhran un maṇīn

Translation

Rivers flowed with various kinds of tasty liquids, trees exuded honey, edible plants came to maturity without cultivation, and hills gave forth jewels formerly hidden in their interiors.

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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.

Nature Displays Extraordinary Abundance

  1. 1

    Rivers flowed with various kinds of tasty liquids, and trees exuded honey.

  2. 2

    Edible plants came to maturity without cultivation.

  3. 3

    Hills gave forth jewels previously hidden within them. The verse describes extraordinary abundance in the natural world.

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. nānāvarious
  2. rasaliquids
  3. oghāḥflooding
  4. saritaḥthe rivers
  5. vṛkṣāḥthe trees
  6. āsanbecame
  7. madhuwith sweet sap
  8. sravāḥflowing
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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

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

Which detail in this description of nature’s abundance most inspires my appreciation?

Practice

Pause beside a tree or edible plant today and reflect on the abundance described in this verse.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayNature Displays Extraordinary AbundanceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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