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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 39: Akrūra’s Vision

10.39.6 10.39.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.39.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.39.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

दिष्ट्याद्य दर्शनं स्वानां मह्यं व: सौम्य काङ्‌क्षितम् ।

सञ्जातं वर्ण्यतां तात तवागमनकारणम् ॥ ७ ॥

diṣṭyādya darśanaṁ svānāṁ

mahyaṁ vaḥ saumya kāṅkṣitam

sañjātaṁ varṇyatāṁ tāta

tavāgamana-kāraṇam

Translation

By good fortune We have today fulfilled Our desire to see you, Our dear relative. O gentle uncle, please tell Us why you have come.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

An Affectionate Welcome Before an Inquiry

1
The Lord described seeing Akrūra that day as good fortune.
2
He said that Their desire to see Their dear relative had been fulfilled.
3
Addressing Akrūra as gentle uncle, He asked him to explain why he had come.

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

Chapter 39: Akrūra’s Vision

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Akrūra also spoke of Kaṁsa’s desire to bring Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to Mathurā to kill Them on the pretext of Their seeing the bow sacrifice and engaging in a wrestling match. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma laughed out loud when They heard this.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.39