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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
10.39.3210.39.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.39.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.39.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गोपास्तमन्वसज्जन्त नन्दाद्या: शकटैस्तत: ।

आदायोपायनं भूरि कुम्भान् गोरससम्भृतान् ॥ ३३ ॥

gopās tam anvasajjanta

nandādyāḥ śakaṭais tataḥ

ādāyopāyanaṁ bhūri

kumbhān go-rasa-sambhṛtān

Translation

Led by Nanda Mahārāja, the cowherd men followed behind Lord Kṛṣṇa in their wagons. The men brought along many offerings for the King, including clay pots filled with ghee and other milk products.

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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.

Following Lord Kṛṣṇa Together

  1. 1

    Led by Nanda Mahārāja, the cowherd men followed behind Lord Kṛṣṇa in their wagons.

  2. 2

    They brought abundant offerings for the King, including clay pots filled with ghee and other milk products.

  3. 3

    Their journey combined following Lord Kṛṣṇa with carrying the offerings they had prepared.

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:

The cowherd men of Gokula followed behind on their wagons, and the young gopīs also walked behind for some distance, but then they became placated by Kṛṣṇa’s glances and gestures and pacified by a message from Him that said “I will return.” With their minds completely absorbed in Kṛṣṇa, the cowherd girls stood as still as figures in a painting until they could no longer see the chariot’s flag or the dust cloud being raised on the road.
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. gopāḥthe cowherd men
  2. tamHim
  3. anvasajjantafollowed
  4. nanda-ādyāḥheaded by Nanda
  5. śakaṭaiḥin their wagons
  6. tataḥthen
  7. ādāyahaving taken
  8. upāyanamofferings
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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 10.39

    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.

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What draws your attention to the cowherd men’s readiness to follow Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend a minute picturing Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd men following Lord Kṛṣṇa with their loaded wagons.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFollowing Lord Kṛṣṇa TogetherThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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