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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
10.5.2310.5.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.5.24

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

दिष्टय‍ा संसारचक्रेऽस्मिन् वर्तमान: पुनर्भव: ।

उपलब्धो भवानद्य दुर्लभं प्रियदर्शनम् ॥ २४ ॥

diṣṭyā saṁsāra-cakre ’smin

vartamānaḥ punar-bhavaḥ

upalabdho bhavān adya

durlabhaṁ priya-darśanam

Translation

It is also by good fortune that I am seeing you. Having obtained this opportunity, I feel as if I have taken birth again. Even though one is present in this world, to meet with intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

A Dear Reunion Feels Like Rebirth

  1. 1

    Vasudeva considered seeing Nanda Mahārāja again a matter of great fortune.

  2. 2

    Although Vasudeva was present in Mathurā, imprisonment by Kaṁsa had prevented him from seeing Nanda Mahārāja for many years.

  3. 3

    Meeting intimate friends and dear relatives in this material world is extremely difficult. Their reunion made Vasudeva feel as though he had taken birth again.

Key points from the purport
  • Vasudeva had been imprisoned by Kaṁsa, and therefore, although present in Mathurā, he was unable to see Nanda Mahārāja for many years.
  • Therefore when they met again, Vasudeva considered this meeting to be another birth.

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

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:

Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva were brothers, and Vasudeva praised Nanda Mahārāja’s good fortune because he knew that Kṛṣṇa had accepted Nanda Mahārāja as His father. 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.
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. diṣṭyāit is also by great fortune
  2. saṁsāra-cakre asminin this world of birth and death
  3. vartamānaḥalthough I was existing
  4. punaḥ-bhavaḥmy meeting with you is just like another birth
  5. upalabdhaḥbeing obtained by me
  6. bhavānyou
  7. adyatoday
  8. durlabhamalthough it was never to happen
  9. priya-darśanamto see you again, my very dear friend and brother
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.5

    In this verse: “material”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.5

    In this verse: “friends”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

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

    In this verse: “nanda”

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

Do I appreciate the opportunity to meet those who are dear to me?

Practice

Send a warm message to a dear friend or relative you have not seen recently.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Dear Reunion Feels Like RebirthThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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