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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 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.3.1210.3.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.3.13

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Vasudevasince 10.3.13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीवसुदेव उवाच

विदितोऽसि भवान् साक्षात्पुरुष: प्रकृते: पर: ।

केवलानुभवानन्दस्वरूप: सर्वबुद्धिद‍ृक् ॥ १३ ॥

śrī-vasudeva uvāca

vidito ’si bhavān sākṣāt

puruṣaḥ prakṛteḥ paraḥ

kevalānubhavānanda-

svarūpaḥ sarva-buddhi-dṛk

Translation

Vasudeva said: My Lord, You are the Supreme Person, beyond material existence, and You are the Supersoul. Your form can be perceived by transcendental knowledge, by which You can be understood as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. I now understand Your position perfectly.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Affection and Worship Awaken Together

  1. 1

    Vasudeva addressed the child as the Supreme Person, beyond material existence, and as the Supersoul. The Lord’s form can be perceived through transcendental knowledge.

  2. 2

    Affection for his son and knowledge of the Lord’s transcendental nature awakened together in Vasudeva’s heart.

  3. 3

    Once Vasudeva understood that his son was the Supreme Personality of Godhead, his fear of Kaṁsa disappeared. He accepted the child both as an object of affection and as an object of worship through prayers.

Key points from the purport
  • Within Vasudeva’s heart, affection for his son and knowledge of the Supreme Lord’s transcendental nature both awakened.
  • But when he understood that this was not an ordinary child but the Supreme Personality of Godhead, he became fearless.
  • Regarding his son as the Supreme Lord, wonderful in everything, he began offering prayers appropriate for the Supreme Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda'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

Terror → Wonder and relief. The threat of destruction yields to divine appearance.

Chapters 1–4 of Canto 10: Threat from Kaṁsa and Kṛṣṇa's birth. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Vasudeva then offered prayers to the Lord, addressing Him as the Supreme Person, Parabrahman, the Supersoul, who is beyond duality and who is internally and externally all-pervading. The Lord, the cause of all causes, is beyond material existence, although He is the creator of this material world.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.3
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-vasudevaḥ uvācaŚrī Vasudeva prayed
  2. viditaḥ asinow I am fully conscious of You
  3. bhavānYour Lordship
  4. sākṣātdirectly
  5. puruṣaḥthe Supreme Person
  6. prakṛteḥto material nature
  7. paraḥtranscendental, beyond everything material
  8. kevala-anubhava-ānanda-svarūpaḥYour form is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, and whoever perceives You becomes transcendentally blissful
  9. sarva-buddhi-dṛkthe supreme observer, the Supersoul, the intelligence of everyone
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.3

    In this verse: “knowledge”, “understand”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.3

    In this verse: “material”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.3

    In this verse: “worship”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my prayers express both affection for Kṛṣṇa and recognition of His supreme position?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer expressing affection for Kṛṣṇa while acknowledging Him as the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAffection and Worship Awaken TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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