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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 46: Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana
10.46.3510.46.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.36

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Uddhavasince 10.46.30inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मा खिद्यतं महाभागौ द्रक्ष्यथ: कृष्णमन्तिके ।

अन्तर्हृदि स भूतानामास्ते ज्योतिरिवैधसि ॥ ३६ ॥

mā khidyataṁ mahā-bhāgau

drakṣyathaḥ kṛṣṇam antike

antar hṛdi sa bhūtānām

āste jyotir ivaidhasi

Translation

O most fortunate ones, do not lament. You will see Kṛṣṇa again very soon. He is present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant in wood.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Is Present in Every Heart

  1. 1

    Uddhava understood that Nanda and Yaśodā were very impatient to see Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    He reassured them that Śrī Kṛṣṇa would come soon and asked them not to lament.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant in wood.

Key points from the purport
  • Uddhava understood that Nanda and Yaśodā were very impatient to see Kṛṣṇa, and thus he reassured them that Śrī Kṛṣṇa would come soon.

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:

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are present in the hearts of all living beings, just as fire lies dormant within wood. These two Lords see all equally, having no particular friends or enemies.
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. mā khidyatamplease do not lament
  2. mahā-bhāgauO most fortunate ones
  3. drakṣyathaḥyou will see
  4. kṛṣṇamKṛṣṇa
  5. antikein the near future
  6. antaḥwithin
  7. hṛdithe hearts
  8. saḥHe
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “lament”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.46

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “nanda”

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 does remembering Kṛṣṇa’s presence in every heart offer you reassurance?

Practice

Take one quiet minute today to remember Kṛṣṇa’s presence in your heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Present in Every HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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