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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 39: Akrūra’s Vision
10.39.1010.39.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.39.11-12

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.39.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गोपान् समादिशत्सोऽपि गृह्यतां सर्वगोरस: ।

उपायनानि गृह्णीध्वं युज्यन्तां शकटानि च ॥ ११ ॥

यास्याम: श्वो मधुपुरीं दास्यामो नृपते रसान् ।

द्रक्ष्याम: सुमहत्पर्व यान्ति जानपदा: किल ।

एवमाघोषयत् क्षत्रा नन्दगोप: स्वगोकुले ॥ १२ ॥

gopān samādiśat so ’pi

gṛhyatāṁ sarva-go-rasaḥ

upāyanāni gṛhṇīdhvaṁ

yujyantāṁ śakaṭāni ca

yāsyāmaḥ śvo madhu-purīṁ

dāsyāmo nṛpate rasān

drakṣyāmaḥ su-mahat parva

yānti jānapadāḥ kila

evam āghoṣayat kṣatrā

nanda-gopaḥ sva-gokule

Translation

Nanda Mahārāja then issued orders to the cowherd men by having the village constable make the following announcement throughout Nanda’s domain of Vraja: “Go collect all the available milk products. Bring valuable gifts and yoke your wagons. Tomorrow we shall go to Mathurā, present our milk products to the King and see a very great festival. The residents of all the outlying districts are also going.”

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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.

1

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Preparing Together for the Journey

  1. 1

    Nanda Mahārāja had the village constable announce preparations throughout Vraja. The cowherd men were to collect milk products, bring valuable gifts and yoke their wagons.

  2. 2

    Nanda wanted to bring ghee and other milk products as taxes for the King.

  3. 3

    They would go to Mathurā the next day and see a very great festival. Residents of the outlying districts were also going.

Key points from the purport
  • Nanda wanted to bring ghee and other milk products as taxes for the King.

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

Anxiety and conflict → Liberation and joy. Heroic victory is complicated by separation from Vraja.

Chapters 39–45 of Canto 10: Mathurā, Kaṁsa and reunion with parents. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 39: Akrūra’s Vision

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nanda then issued an order to all the residents of Vraja that they should collect various offerings for the King and prepare to go to Mathurā. The young gopīs were extremely upset to hear that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma would be going to Mathurā.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.39
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. gopānthe cowherd men
  2. samādiśātordered
  3. saḥhe (Nanda Mahārāja)
  4. apialso
  5. gṛhyatāmhave collected
  6. sarvaall
  7. go-rasaḥthe milk products
  8. upāyanāniexcellent gifts
3

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 10.39

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.39

    In this verse: “king”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What can I learn from the cowherd men's practical preparations?

Practice

Prepare one item today that you will need for a responsibility tomorrow.

5

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayPreparing Together for the JourneyThis 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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