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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 3: The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.3.4610.3.48-49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.3.47

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.3.46inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततश्च शौरिर्भगवत्प्रचोदित:

सुतं समादाय स सूतिकागृहात् ।

यदा बहिर्गन्तुमियेष तर्ह्यजा

या योगमायाजनि नन्दजायया ॥ ४७ ॥

tataś ca śaurir bhagavat-pracoditaḥ

sutaṁ samādāya sa sūtikā-gṛhāt

yadā bahir gantum iyeṣa tarhy ajā

yā yoga-māyājani nanda-jāyayā

Translation

Thereafter, exactly when Vasudeva, being inspired by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was about to take the newborn child from the delivery room, Yoga-māyā, the Lord’s spiritual energy, took birth as the daughter of the wife of Mahārāja Nanda.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Reverence and Intimate Affection for Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    As Vasudeva prepared to carry the newborn child outside, Yoga-māyā took birth as the daughter of Nanda Mahārāja’s wife. Vasudeva was acting under the inspiration of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    The purport explains that Kṛṣṇa appeared simultaneously as the son of Devakī and as the son of Yaśodā, along with Yoga-māyā.

  3. 3

    As Devakī’s son, Kṛṣṇa first appeared as Viṣṇu, and Vasudeva worshiped Him as Lord Viṣṇu. Yaśodā, however, pleased Kṛṣṇa as her son without understanding His Godhood.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura discusses that Kṛṣṇa appeared simultaneously as the son of Devakī and as the son of Yaśodā, along with the spiritual energy Yoga-māyā.
  • As the son of Devakī, He first appeared as Viṣṇu, and because Vasudeva was not in the position of pure affection for Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva worshiped his son as Lord Viṣṇu.
  • This is the difference between Kṛṣṇa as the son of Yaśodā and as the son of Devakī.

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:

The Lord then decided to leave the residence of Vasudeva and Devakī, in the prison house of Kaṁsa, and at this very time, Yoga-māyā took birth as the daughter of Yaśodā. By the arrangement of Yoga-māyā, Vasudeva was able to leave the prison house and save the child from the hands of Kaṁsa.
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. tataḥthereafter
  2. caindeed
  3. śauriḥVasudeva
  4. bhagavat-pracoditaḥbeing instructed by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  5. sutamhis son
  6. samādāyacarrying very carefully
  7. saḥhe
  8. sūtikā-gṛhātfrom the maternity room
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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 10.3

    In this verse: “nanda”, “child”, “yaśodā”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

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

    In this verse: “worshiped”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

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

    In this verse: “understanding”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What do I notice about the difference between worshiping Kṛṣṇa with reverence and pleasing Him with intimate affection?

Practice

Read the final study point again and take a moment to appreciate Yaśodā’s affection for Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayReverence and Intimate Affection for KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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