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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
10.45.310.45.5

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.4

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.45.3inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न लब्धो दैवहतयोर्वासो नौ भवदन्तिके ।

यां बाला: पितृगेहस्था विन्दन्ते लालिता मुदम् ॥ ४ ॥

na labdho daiva-hatayor

vāso nau bhavad-antike

yāṁ bālāḥ pitṛ-geha-sthā

vindante lālitā mudam

Translation

Deprived by fate, We could not live with you and enjoy the pampered happiness most children enjoy in their parents’ home.

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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.

Separation Was Painful for Both Sides

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa said that fate had deprived Him and His brother of living with their parents.

  2. 2

    They had missed the pampered happiness children ordinarily enjoy in their parents’ home.

  3. 3

    The purport emphasizes that the separation caused suffering on both sides. Not only the parents, but also Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma suffered.

Key points from the purport
  • Here Lord Kṛṣṇa points out that not only did His parents suffer in separation from Him and Balarāma, but the two boys also suffered in separation from Their parents.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

Then, with Lord Balarāma, Kṛṣṇa approached them and said how unhappy He was that He and they had been unable to enjoy the mutual satisfaction of parents and children who live together. Then He stated, “Even in a lifetime of one hundred years, no son can ever repay the debt he owes his parents, from whom he receives his very body.
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. nanot
  2. labdhaḥobtained
  3. daivaby fate
  4. hatayoḥwho have been deprived
  5. vāsaḥresidence
  6. nauby Us
  7. bhavat-antikein your presence
  8. yāmwhich
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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 10.45

    In this verse: “children”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “separation”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “suffering”

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

How does hearing of Kṛṣṇa’s own suffering in separation help me appreciate this loving relationship?

Practice

Reread the verse slowly, noticing the longing of both the parents and their sons.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySeparation Was Painful for Both SidesThis 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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