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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 39: Akrūra’s Vision
10.39.2410.39.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.39.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The gopīssince 10.39.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अद्य ध्रुवं तत्र द‍ृशो भविष्यते

दाशार्हभोजान्धकवृष्णिसात्वताम् ।

महोत्सव: श्रीरमणं गुणास्पदं

द्रक्ष्यन्ति ये चाध्वनि देवकीसुतम् ॥ २५ ॥

adya dhruvaṁ tatra dṛśo bhaviṣyate

dāśārha-bhojāndhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatām

mahotsavaḥ śrī-ramaṇaṁ guṇāspadaṁ

drakṣyanti ye cādhvani devakī-sutam

Translation

When the Dāśārhas, Bhojas, Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis and Sātvatas see the son of Devakī in Mathurā, they will certainly enjoy a great festival for their eyes, as will all those who see Him traveling along the road to the city. After all, He is the darling of the goddess of fortune and the reservoir of all transcendental qualities.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Is a Festival for the Eyes

  1. 1

    Seeing the son of Devakī will be a great festival for the eyes of the Dāśārhas, Bhojas, Andhakas, Vṛṣṇis and Sātvatas.

  2. 2

    Those who see Him along the road to Mathurā will share in this joy.

  3. 3

    He is the darling of the goddess of fortune and the reservoir of all transcendental qualities.

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:

When Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma offered Akrūra great respect and comfortably seated him on a couch, he felt that all the desires he had reflected on while traveling to Vṛndāvana were now fulfilled. After the evening meal, Kṛṣṇa asked Akrūra whether his trip had been peaceful and whether he was well.
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. adyatoday
  2. dhruvamcertainly
  3. tatrathere
  4. dṛśaḥfor the eyes
  5. bhaviṣyatethere will be
  6. dāśārha-bhoja-andhaka-vṛṣṇi-sātvatāmof the members of the Dāśārha, Bhoja, Andhaka, Vṛṣṇi and Sātvata clans
  7. mahā-utsavaḥa great festivity
  8. śrīof the goddess of fortune
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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

How does knowing that Kṛṣṇa possesses all transcendental qualities deepen your appreciation of Him?

Practice

Repeat the phrase “the reservoir of all transcendental qualities” and reflect on whom it describes.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is a Festival for the EyesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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