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  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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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.26

Who is speaking and story frame

अश्न‍न्त्य एकास्तदपास्य सोत्सवा

अभ्यज्यमाना अकृतोपमज्जना: ।

स्वपन्त्य उत्थाय निशम्य नि:स्वनं

प्रपाययन्त्योऽर्भमपोह्य मातर: ॥ २६ ॥

aśnantya ekās tad apāsya sotsavā

abhyajyamānā akṛtopamajjanāḥ

svapantya utthāya niśamya niḥsvanaṁ

prapāyayantyo ’rbham apohya mātaraḥ

Translation

Those who were taking their meals abandoned them, others went out without finishing their baths or massages, women who were sleeping at once rose when they heard the commotion, and mothers breast-feeding their infants simply put them aside.

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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.

An Immediate Response to the Lords’ Arrival

  1. 1

    Some women left their meals, while others went out before finishing their baths or massages.

  2. 2

    Those who were sleeping rose at once when they heard the commotion.

  3. 3

    Even mothers feeding their infants put them aside. The description emphasizes how immediately the women responded to the Lords’ arrival.

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:

As they all entered Mathurā, the women of the city eagerly came out of their houses to see Kṛṣṇa. They had often heard about Him and had long since developed a deep attraction for Him.
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. aśnantyaḥtaking meals
  2. ekaḥsome
  3. tatthat
  4. apāsyaabandoning
  5. sa-utsavaḥjoyfully
  6. abhyajyamānāḥbeing massaged
  7. akṛtanot finishing
  8. upamajjanāḥtheir bathing
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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 10.41

    In this verse: “mothers”, “infants”

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “heard”

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

Can I respond more promptly when I have a suitable moment to remember Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Pause one nonessential activity today for a minute of remembering Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAn Immediate Response to the Lords’ ArrivalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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