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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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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

10.46.7 10.46.9-13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.46.8

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

प्राप्तो नन्दव्रजं श्रीमान् निम्‍लोचति विभावसौ ।

छन्नयान: प्रविशतां पशूनां खुररेणुभि: ॥ ८ ॥

prāpto nanda-vrajaṁ śrīmān

nimlocati vibhāvasau

channa-yānaḥ praviśatāṁ

paśūnāṁ khura-reṇubhiḥ

Translation

The fortunate Uddhava reached Nanda Mahārāja’s pastures just as the sun was setting, and since the returning cows and other animals were raising dust with their hooves, his chariot passed unnoticed.

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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.

Uddhava Arrives Quietly at Sunset

1
The fortunate Uddhava reached Nanda Mahārāja’s pastures as the sun was setting.
2
Returning cows and other animals raised dust with their hooves.
3
The dust concealed his chariot, so his arrival passed unnoticed.

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:

He saw the cows returning home to the cowherd village and the calves jumping here and there as their mothers followed slowly behind, weighed down by their heavy milk bags. The cowherd men and women were chanting the glories of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, and the village was attractively decorated with burning incense and rows of lamps.

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

prāptaḥreaching
nanda-vrajamthe pastures of Nanda Mahārāja
śrīmānthe fortunate (Uddhava)
nimlocatiwhile it was setting
vibhāvasauthe sun
channainvisible
yānaḥwhose passing
praviśatāmwho were entering

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”

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

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Which detail helps me picture Uddhava’s arrival most clearly?

Practice

Spend one minute picturing the sunset, returning animals and dust described in this verse.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayUddhava Arrives Quietly at SunsetThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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