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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.

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Canto 10 · Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

10.46.17 10.46.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.18

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Nanda Mahārājasince 10.46.16inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अपि स्मरति न: कृष्णो मातरं सुहृद: सखीन् ।

गोपान् व्रजं चात्मनाथं गावो वृन्दावनं गिरिम् ॥ १८ ॥

api smarati naḥ kṛṣṇo

mātaraṁ suhṛdaḥ sakhīn

gopān vrajaṁ cātma-nāthaṁ

gāvo vṛndāvanaṁ girim

Translation

Does Kṛṣṇa remember us? Does He remember His mother and His friends and well-wishers? Does He remember the cowherds and their village of Vraja, of which He is the master? Does He remember the cows, Vṛndāvana forest and Govardhana Hill?

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Does Kṛṣṇa Remember Us?

1
Nanda longed to know whether Kṛṣṇa remembered them, including His mother, friends and well-wishers.
2
He asked about the cowherds and Vraja, the village of which Kṛṣṇa is the master.
3
His loving inquiry also included the cows, Vṛndāvana forest and Govardhana Hill.

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

Chapter 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Nanda asked, “Does Kṛṣṇa still remember His friends, the village of Gokula and Govardhana Hill? He protected us from a forest fire, wind and rain, and many other disasters.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.46

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

apiperhaps
smaratiremembers
naḥus
kṛṣṇaḥKṛṣṇa
mātaramHis mother
suhṛdaḥHis well-wishers
sakhīnand dear friends
gopānthe cowherds

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: “mother”, “nanda”
Sakhya · Sacred friendship
The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “friends”
Jñāna · Spiritual insight
Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.46
In this verse: “inquiry”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What does Nanda’s question reveal about his affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Read Nanda’s questions slowly, pausing to consider his longing to be remembered by Kṛṣṇa.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Govardhana HillSB 10.24–27 · Govardhana shelters VrajaKṛṣṇa protects His surrendered devotees and removes the false pride of those who imagine themselves independent controllers. His correction is meant for their relief.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.46's connections

Live this todayDoes Kṛṣṇa Remember Us?This verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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