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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 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa
10.43.2310.43.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.43.24

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The peoplesince 10.43.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एष वै किल देवक्यां जातो नीतश्च गोकुलम् । कालमेतं वसन् गूढो ववृधे नन्दवेश्मनि ॥ २४ ॥

eṣa vai kila devakyāṁ

jāto nītaś ca gokulam

kālam etaṁ vasan gūḍho

vavṛdhe nanda-veśmani

Translation

This one [Kṛṣṇa] took birth from mother Devakī and was brought to Gokula, where He has remained concealed all this time, growing up in the house of King Nanda.

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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 Grew Up in Nanda’s Home

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa took birth from mother Devakī.

  2. 2

    He was brought to Gokula, where He remained concealed.

  3. 3

    He grew up in the house of King Nanda.

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 43: Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The people declared that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma must be two expansions of the Supreme Lord Nārāyaṇa who had descended into the house of Vasudeva. Cāṇūra then stepped forward and challenged Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma to wrestle, saying King Kaṁsa wished to see such a match.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.43
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. eṣaḥthis (Kṛṣṇa)
  2. vaicertainly
  3. kilaindeed
  4. devakyāmfrom the womb of Devaki
  5. jātaḥborn
  6. nītaḥbrought
  7. caand
  8. gokulamto Gokula
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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 10.43

    In this verse: “nanda”, “mother”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.43

    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 does this verse help you remember about Kṛṣṇa’s childhood home?

Practice

Write one sentence recalling Kṛṣṇa’s birth from Devakī and His upbringing in Nanda’s home.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Grew Up in Nanda’s HomeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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