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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 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga
10.63.5310.64.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.64.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.64.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीबादरायणिरुवाच

एकदोपवनं राजन् जग्मुर्यदुकुमारका: ।

विहर्तुं साम्बप्रद्युम्नचारुभानुगदादय: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-bādarāyaṇir uvāca

ekadopavanaṁ rājan

jagmur yadu-kumārakāḥ

vihartuṁ sāmba-pradyumna

cāru-bhānu-gadādayaḥ

Translation

Śrī Bādarāyaṇi said: O King, one day Sāmba, Pradyumna, Cāru, Bhānu, Gada and other young boys of the Yadu dynasty went to a small forest to play.

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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.

Opulence Calls for Sobering Instruction

  1. 1

    Sāmba, Pradyumna, Cāru, Bhānu, Gada and other young Yadu boys went to a small forest to play.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī explains that King Nṛga’s story gives sober instructions to proud kings.

  3. 3

    Through this incident, Lord Kṛṣṇa also taught members of His own family who had become proud of their opulences.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Śrīdhara Svāmī states that the story of King Nṛga, narrated in this chapter, is meant to give sober instructions to all proud kings.
  • Through this incident Lord Kṛṣṇa also gave serious lessons to the members of His own family who had become proud of their opulences.

The purport'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

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One day Sāmba and other young boys of the Yādava dynasty went to the forest to play, and after playing for a long time they became very thirsty and began looking for water. Inside a dry well they found an amazing creature: a huge lizard resembling a hill.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.64
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-bādarāyaṇiḥthe son of Badarāyaṇa (Śukadeva Gosvāmī)
  2. uvācasaid
  3. ekadāone day
  4. upavanamto a small forest
  5. rājanO King (Parīkṣit)
  6. jagmuḥwent
  7. yadu-kumārakāḥboys of the Yadu dynasty
  8. vihartumto play
  9. sāmba-pradyumna-cāru-bhānu-gada-ādayaḥSāmba, Pradyumna, Cāru, Bhānu, Gada and others
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “king”

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “proud”

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 possession or advantage might be making me proud?

Practice

Identify one source of pride and read this verse again with a willingness to receive instruction.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayOpulence Calls for Sobering InstructionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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