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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
10.5.2610.5.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.5.27

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

भ्रातर्मम सुत: कच्चिन्मात्रा सह भवद्‌व्रजे ।

तातं भवन्तं मन्वानो भवद्‌भ्यामुपलालित: ॥ २७ ॥

bhrātar mama sutaḥ kaccin

mātrā saha bhavad-vraje

tātaṁ bhavantaṁ manvāno

bhavadbhyām upalālitaḥ

Translation

My son Baladeva, being raised by you and your wife, Yaśodādevī, considers you His father and mother. Is He living very peacefully in your home with His real mother, Rohiṇī?

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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.

Loving Care Gives a Child Peace

  1. 1

    Vasudeva asked about his son Baladeva, who was being raised by Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodādevī.

  2. 2

    Baladeva considered Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodādevī His father and mother.

  3. 3

    Vasudeva wanted to know whether Baladeva was living peacefully in their home with His real mother, Rohiṇī.

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. bhrātaḥmy dear brother
  2. mamamy
  3. sutaḥson (Baladeva, born of Rohiṇī)
  4. kaccitwhether
  5. mātrā sahawith His mother, Rohiṇī
  6. bhavat-vrajein your house
  7. tātamas father
  8. bhavantamunto you
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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: “yaśodādevī”, “mother”, “father”

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 ask about someone in another person’s care, do I ask whether they are living peacefully?

Practice

Ask a caregiver today whether the person they care for is comfortable and peaceful.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLoving Care Gives a Child PeaceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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