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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 49: Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura
10.49.1310.49.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.49.14

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.49.14inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इत्यनुस्मृत्य स्वजनं कृष्णं च जगदीश्वरम् ।

प्रारुदद् दु:खिता राजन् भवतां प्रपितामही ॥ १४ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

ity anusmṛtya sva-janaṁ

kṛṣṇaṁ ca jagad-īśvaram

prārudad duḥkhitā rājan

bhavatāṁ prapitāmahī

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus meditating on her family members and also on Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of the universe, your great-grandmother Kuntīdevī began to cry out in grief, O King.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering Kṛṣṇa amid Grief

  1. 1

    Kuntīdevī remembered her family members and Kṛṣṇa. Her thoughts held both her relatives and the Lord.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa is described as the Lord of the universe. Kuntīdevī remembered Him during her sorrow.

  3. 3

    Kuntīdevī began to cry out in grief. Her remembrance of Kṛṣṇa accompanied, rather than concealed, her distress.

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 49: Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then Kuntīdevī began to chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s names for her protection, and she also chanted mantras expressing surrender to Him. Akrūra assured Kuntīdevī, “Since your sons were born from demigods like Dharma and Vāyu, there is no reason to expect that any misfortune will befall them; rather, you should be confident that very soon they will receive the greatest possible good fortune.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.49
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. itias expressed in these words
  3. anusmṛtyaremembering
  4. sva-janamher own relatives
  5. kṛṣṇamKṛṣṇa
  6. caand
  7. jagatof the universe
  8. īśvaramthe Supreme Lord
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.49

    In this verse: “king”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.49

    In this verse: “distress”

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

When I feel sorrow for my family, do I also remember Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to remember Kṛṣṇa while honestly acknowledging one concern about your family.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

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

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.49's connections

Live this todayRemembering Kṛṣṇa amid GriefThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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