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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana
10.46.1410.46.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.46.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

भोजितं परमान्नेन संविष्टं कशिपौ सुखम् ।

गतश्रमं पर्यपृच्छत् पादसंवाहनादिभि: ॥ १५ ॥

bhojitaṁ paramānnena

saṁviṣṭaṁ kaśipau sukham

gata-śramaṁ paryapṛcchat

pāda-saṁvāhanādibhiḥ

Translation

After Uddhava had eaten first-class food, been seated comfortably on a bed and been relieved of his fatigue by a foot massage and other means, Nanda inquired from him as follows.

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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.

Care Before Conversation

  1. 1

    Nanda offered Uddhava first-class food and a comfortable place to sit.

  2. 2

    Uddhava’s fatigue was relieved by a foot massage and other care before Nanda questioned him.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that Nanda had a servant massage Uddhava’s feet, since Uddhava was his nephew.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī mentions that Nanda had a servant massage Uddhava’s feet, since Uddhava was Nanda’s nephew.

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

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The cowherd King then worshiped him as nondifferent from Lord Vāsudeva, fed him nicely, seated him comfortably upon a bed and then inquired from him about the welfare of Vasudeva and his sons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Nanda asked, “Does Kṛṣṇa still remember His friends, the village of Gokula and Govardhana Hill?
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.46
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. bhojitamfed
  2. parama-annenawith first-class food
  3. saṁviṣṭamseated
  4. kaśipauon a nice bed
  5. sukhamcomfortably
  6. gatarelieved
  7. śramamof fatigue
  8. paryapṛcchathe inquired
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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 10.46

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “inquired”

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 can I attend to someone’s comfort before asking for their attention?

Practice

Offer someone food, a comfortable seat or a chance to rest before beginning a conversation.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCare Before ConversationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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