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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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son
10.45.3210.45.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Balarāmasince 10.45.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तयोर्द्विजवरस्तुष्ट: शुद्धभावानुवृत्तिभि: ।

प्रोवाच वेदानखिलान्सङ्गोपनिषदो गुरु: ॥ ३३ ॥

tayor dvija-varas tuṣṭaḥ

śuddha-bhāvānuvṛttibhiḥ

provāca vedān akhilān

sāṅgopaniṣado guruḥ

Translation

That best of brāhmaṇas, the spiritual master Sāndīpani, was satisfied with Their submissive behavior, and thus he taught Them the entire Vedas, together with their six corollaries and the Upaniṣads.

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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.

Submissive Service Pleases the Spiritual Master

  1. 1

    Sāndīpani, the spiritual master, is described as the best of brāhmaṇas.

  2. 2

    He is satisfied with the two Lords’ submissive behavior.

  3. 3

    He teaches Them the entire Vedas, together with their six corollaries and the Upaniṣads.

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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Sāndīpani Muni, pleased by Their service, imparted to Them detailed knowledge of all the Vedas, together with their six corollaries and the Upaniṣads. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma needed to hear each subject explained only once to assimilate it completely, and thus in sixty-four days They learned the sixty-four traditional arts.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.45
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tayoḥTheir
  2. dvija-varaḥthe best of brāhmaṇas (Sāndīpani)
  3. tuṣṭaḥsatisfied
  4. śuddhapure
  5. bhāvawith love
  6. anuvṛttibhiḥby the submissive acts
  7. provācahe spoke
  8. vedānthe Vedas
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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

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

How can you bring a more receptive and respectful attitude to spiritual instruction?

Practice

Read today’s spiritual instruction slowly, then write one sentence about what you have learned.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySubmissive Service Pleases the Spiritual MasterThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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