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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 5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva
10.5.1210.5.14

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.5.13

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.5.1-2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अवाद्यन्त विचित्राणि वादित्राणि महोत्सवे ।

कृष्णे विश्वेश्वरेऽनन्ते नन्दस्य व्रजमागते ॥ १३ ॥

avādyanta vicitrāṇi

vāditrāṇi mahotsave

kṛṣṇe viśveśvare ’nante

nandasya vrajam āgate

Translation

Now that the all-pervading, unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa, the master of the cosmic manifestation, had arrived within the estate of Mahārāja Nanda, various types of musical instruments resounded to celebrate the great festival.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

All Creation Celebrates Kṛṣṇa’s Arrival

  1. 1

    The all-pervading, unlimited Lord Kṛṣṇa arrived at the estate of Nanda Mahārāja. Various musical instruments sounded in celebration.

  2. 2

    The Lord descends when religious practice declines and irreligion rises. Whenever Kṛṣṇa comes, once in a day of Brahmā, He comes to Nanda Mahārāja’s house in Vṛndāvana.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa is the master of all creation. Musical sounds celebrated His auspicious arrival throughout this universe and all other universes.

Key points from the purport
  • Whenever Kṛṣṇa comes, once in a day of Brahmā, He comes to the house of Nanda Mahārāja in Vṛndāvana.
  • Kṛṣṇa is the master of all creation (sarva-loka-maheśvaram).
  • Therefore, not only in the neighborhood of Nanda Mahārāja’s estate, but all over the universe — and in all the other universes — musical sounds celebrated the auspicious arrival of the Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 10.5.13 quotesBG 4.7

The Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.7): “Whenever and wherever there is a decline in religious practice, O descendant of Bharata, and a predominant rise of irreligion — at that time I descend Myself.”

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

During this great festival, Nanda Mahārāja gave in charity to all present whatever they desired. After the festival, Nanda Mahārāja put the cowherd men in charge of protecting Gokula, and then he went to Mathurā to pay official taxes to Kaṁsa.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. avādyantavibrated in celebration of Vasudeva’s son
  2. vicitrāṇivarious
  3. vāditrāṇimusical instruments
  4. mahā-utsavein the great festival
  5. kṛṣṇewhen Lord Kṛṣṇa
  6. viśva-īśvarethe master of the entire cosmic manifestation
  7. ananteunlimitedly
  8. nandasyaof Mahārāja Nanda
  9. vrajamat the pasturing place
  10. āgatehad so arrived
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.5

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.5

    In this verse: “religious”

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 the celebration throughout all universes help you appreciate who Kṛṣṇa is?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s auspicious arrival and offering Him a prayer of praise.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAll Creation Celebrates Kṛṣṇa’s ArrivalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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