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  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 49: Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura
10.49.5-610.49.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.49.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.49.1-2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पृथा तु भ्रातरं प्राप्तमक्रूरमुपसृत्य तम् ।

उवाच जन्मनिलयं स्मरन्त्यश्रुकलेक्षणा ॥ ७ ॥

pṛthā tu bhrātaraṁ prāptam

akrūram upasṛtya tam

uvāca janma-nilayaṁ

smaranty aśru-kalekṣaṇā

Translation

Kuntīdevī, taking advantage of her brother Akrūra’s visit, approached him confidentially. While remembering her birthplace, she spoke with tears in her eyes.

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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.

Kuntī Shares Her Feelings Confidentially

  1. 1

    Kuntīdevī took the opportunity offered by her brother Akrūra’s visit to approach him.

  2. 2

    She spoke to him confidentially.

  3. 3

    Remembering her birthplace, she spoke with tears in her eyes. The meeting stirred deep personal feelings.

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:

With tearful eyes, Kuntīdevī asked Akrūra, “Do my parents and other relatives, headed by Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, ever think of me and my sons, and will Kṛṣṇa ever come to console us in our distress?” Then Kuntīdevī began to chant Lord Kṛṣṇa’s names for her protection, and she also chanted mantras expressing surrender to Him.
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. pṛthāKuntī
  2. tuand
  3. bhrātaramher brother (more exactly, the grandson of Vṛṣṇi, her own and Vasudeva’s tenth-generation ancestor)
  4. prāptamobtained
  5. akrūramAkrūra
  6. upasṛtyaapproaching
  7. tamhim
  8. uvācashe said
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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

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

With whom can I speak honestly and confidentially about feelings that move me deeply?

Practice

Take a quiet moment to share a meaningful memory with someone you trust.

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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 todayKuntī Shares Her Feelings ConfidentiallyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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