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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  4. 4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.64.26

Who is speaking and story frame

स त्वं कथं मम विभोऽक्षिपथ: परात्मा

योगेश्वरै: श्रुतिद‍ृशामलहृद्विभाव्य: ।

साक्षादधोक्षज उरुव्यसनान्धबुद्धे:

स्यान्मेऽनुद‍ृश्य इह यस्य भवापवर्ग: ॥ २६ ॥

sa tvaṁ kathaṁ mama vibho ’kṣi-pathaḥ parātmā

yogeśvaraḥ śruti-dṛśāmala-hṛd-vibhāvyaḥ

sākṣād adhokṣaja uru-vyasanāndha-buddheḥ

syān me ’nudṛśya iha yasya bhavāpavargaḥ

Translation

O almighty one, how is it that my eyes see You here before me? You are the Supreme Soul, whom the greatest masters of mystic yoga can meditate upon within their pure hearts only by employing the spiritual eye of the Vedas. Then how, O transcendental Lord, are You directly visible to me, since my intelligence has been blinded by the severe tribulations of material life? Only one who has finished his material entanglement in this world should be able to see You.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Recognize the Lord’s Special Mercy

  1. 1

    Even in a lizard’s body, Nṛga could remember his previous life.

  2. 2

    Nṛga wonders how he can directly see the Supreme Soul when material troubles have blinded his intelligence. Great masters of yoga meditate on the Lord within pure hearts through the spiritual eye of the Vedas.

  3. 3

    Now able to see the Lord, Nṛga understands that he has received special mercy from the Personality of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • Even in the body of a lizard, King Nṛga could remember his previous life.
  • And now that he had the opportunity to see the Lord, he could understand that he had received special mercy from the Personality of Godhead.

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:

But after several attempts with leather thongs and ropes, they saw that they would not be able to rescue the creature, and thus they went to Lord Kṛṣṇa and told Him what had happened. The Lord accompanied them to the well and, extending His left hand, easily lifted the lizard out.
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. saḥHe
  2. tvamYourself
  3. kathamhow
  4. mamato me
  5. vibhoO almighty one
  6. akṣi-pathaḥvisible
  7. para-ātmāthe Supreme Soul
  8. yogaof mystic yoga
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “material”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “understands”

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

How can Nṛga’s wonder help me approach the Lord with humility?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to turn your attention toward the Lord today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRecognize the Lord’s Special MercyThis 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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