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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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā
10.41.1810.41.20-23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.41.18inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथापराह्ने भगवान् कृष्ण: सङ्कर्षणान्वित: ।

मथुरां प्राविशद् गोपैर्दिद‍ृक्षु: परिवारित: ॥ १९ ॥

athāparāhne bhagavān

kṛṣṇaḥ saṅkarṣaṇānvitaḥ

mathurāṁ prāviśad gopair

didṛkṣuḥ parivāritaḥ

Translation

Lord Kṛṣṇa desired to see Mathurā, so toward evening He took Lord Balarāma and the cowherd boys with Him and entered the city.

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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.

Remember the Lord With His Companions

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa desires to see Mathurā.

  2. 2

    Toward evening, He enters the city with Lord Balarāma.

  3. 3

    The cowherd boys accompany Him. The verse presents the Lord entering Mathurā together with His companions.

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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma took the cowherd boys with Them to see the splendorous city. As they all entered Mathurā, the women of the city eagerly came out of their houses to see Kṛṣṇa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.41
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. athathen
  2. apara-ahnein the afternoon
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Lord
  4. kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
  5. saṅkarṣaṇa-anvitaḥtogether with Lord Balarāma
  6. mathurāmMathurā
  7. prāviśatentered
  8. gopaiḥby the cowherd boys
  9. didṛkṣuḥwanting to see
  10. parivāritaḥjoined
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “cowherd boys”, “companions”

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 helps me attend carefully to this simple description of the Lord’s activities?

Practice

Spend one minute recalling Kṛṣṇa entering Mathurā with Balarāma and the cowherd boys.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemember the Lord With His CompanionsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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