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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 5: The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva
10.5.3110.6.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.5.32

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.5.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

इति नन्दादयो गोपा: प्रोक्तास्ते शौरिणा ययु: ।

अनोभिरनडुद्युक्तैस्तमनुज्ञाप्य गोकुलम् ॥ ३२ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

iti nandādayo gopāḥ

proktās te śauriṇā yayuḥ

anobhir anaḍud-yuktais

tam anujñāpya gokulam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: After Vasudeva advised Nanda Mahārāja in this way, Nanda Mahārāja and his associates, the cowherd men, took permission from Vasudeva, yoked their bulls to the bullock carts, and started riding for Gokula.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Acting on Advice With Courtesy

  1. 1

    After receiving Vasudeva’s advice, Nanda Mahārāja and his cowherd companions prepared to leave.

  2. 2

    They took permission from Vasudeva before departing.

  3. 3

    They yoked their bulls to the bullock carts and began the journey to Gokula.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports to the Tenth Canto, Fifth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva.”

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:

Expecting many disturbances in Gokula, Vasudeva then advised Nanda Mahārāja not to wait in Mathurā, but to return to Vṛndāvana as soon as possible. Thus Nanda Mahārāja took leave of Vasudeva and returned to Vṛndāvana with the other cowherd men on their bullock carts.
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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. itithus
  3. nanda-ādayaḥNanda Mahārāja and his companions
  4. gopāḥthe cowherd men
  5. proktāḥbeing advised
  6. tethey
  7. śauriṇāby Vasudeva
  8. yayuḥstarted from that place
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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”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

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

    In this verse: “companions”

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 turn helpful advice into action while showing consideration to the person who gave it?

Practice

Take one concrete step today on helpful advice you have already received.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayActing on Advice With CourtesyThis 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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