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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned
10.57.1510.57.17

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.16

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kṛtavarmāsince 10.57.12-13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

य: सप्तहायन: शैलमुत्पाट्यैकेन पाणिना ।

दधार लीलया बाल उच्छिलीन्ध्रमिवार्भक: ॥ १६ ॥

yaḥ sapta-hāyanaḥ śailam

utpāṭyaikena pāṇinā

dadhāra līlayā bāla

ucchilīndhram ivārbhakaḥ

Translation

“As a child of seven, Kṛṣṇa uprooted an entire mountain and held it aloft as easily as a young boy picks up a mushroom.

Read this verse on Vedabase.io

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

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa's Amazing Strength Appears Effortless

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa was only seven years old when He uprooted an entire mountain.

  2. 2

    He held the mountain aloft with ease.

  3. 3

    The translation compares this act to a young boy picking up a mushroom. The comparison emphasizes how effortless this extraordinary deed was for Him.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When the Lord could not find the Syamantaka jewel on Śatadhanvā’s person, Baladeva told Him that Śatadhanvā must have left it in someone’s care. Baladeva further suggested that Kṛṣṇa return to Dvārakā to find the jewel while He, Baladeva, would take the opportunity to visit the King of Videha.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.57
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥwho
  2. saptaseven
  3. hāyanaḥyears of age
  4. śailama mountain
  5. utpāṭyauprooting
  6. ekenawith a single
  7. pāṇināhand
  8. dadhāraheld up
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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 10.57

    In this verse: “child”

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

What does the ease of this deed help me appreciate about Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Spend one minute remembering Kṛṣṇa holding the mountain with such ease.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa's Amazing Strength Appears EffortlessThis 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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