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  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 5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva
10.5.2110.5.23

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.5.22

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.5.19inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पूजित: सुखमासीन: पृष्ट्वानामयमाद‍ृत: ।

प्रसक्तधी: स्वात्मजयोरिदमाह विशाम्पते ॥ २२ ॥

pūjitaḥ sukham āsīnaḥ

pṛṣṭvānāmayam ādṛtaḥ

prasakta-dhīḥ svātmajayor

idam āha viśāmpate

Translation

O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, having thus been received and welcomed by Nanda Mahārāja with honor, Vasudeva sat down very peacefully and inquired about his own two sons because of intense love for them.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Loving Welcome and Caring Inquiry

  1. 1

    Nanda Mahārāja received Vasudeva with honor and warmly welcomed him.

  2. 2

    After this welcome, Vasudeva sat down very peacefully.

  3. 3

    Out of intense love for his own two sons, Vasudeva inquired about them. His questions expressed his deep affection.

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:

When Vasudeva inquired from Nanda Mahārāja about the welfare of the child, Nanda Mahārāja informed him all about Vṛndāvana, and Vasudeva was very much satisfied by this, although he expressed his grief because Devakī’s many children had been killed by Kaṁsa. Nanda Mahārāja consoled Vasudeva by saying that everything happens according to destiny and that one who knows this is not aggrieved.
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. pūjitaḥVasudeva having been so dearly welcomed
  2. sukham āsīnaḥhaving been given a place to sit comfortably
  3. pṛṣṭvāasking
  4. anāmayamall-auspicious inquiries
  5. ādṛtaḥbeing honored and respectfully received
  6. prasakta-dhīḥbecause of his being very much attached
  7. sva-ātmajayoḥto his own two sons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma
  8. idamthe following
  9. āhainquired
  10. viśām-pateO Mahārāja Parīkṣit
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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”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.5

    In this verse: “love”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.5

    In this verse: “inquired”

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 can your questions about another person’s well-being express sincere care?

Practice

Ask someone about the well-being of a loved one today, and listen carefully to their answer.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Loving Welcome and Caring InquiryThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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