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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
10.64.210.64.4

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.64.3

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

कृकलासं गिरिनिभं वीक्ष्य विस्मितमानसा: ।

तस्य चोद्धरणे यत्नं चक्रुस्ते कृपयान्विता: ॥ ३ ॥

kṛkalāsaṁ giri-nibhaṁ

vīkṣya vismita-mānasāḥ

tasya coddharaṇe yatnaṁ

cakrus te kṛpayānvitāḥ

Translation

The boys were astonished to behold this creature, a lizard who looked like a hill. They felt sorry for it and tried to lift it out of the well.

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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.

Compassion Moves the Boys to Help

  1. 1

    The boys were astonished by a lizard that looked like a hill.

  2. 2

    They felt sorry for the creature trapped in the well.

  3. 3

    Their compassion led them to act: they tried to lift it out.

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:

The boys felt sorry for it and tried to pull it out. 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.
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. kṛkalāsama lizard
  2. giria mountain
  3. nibhamresembling
  4. vīkṣyalooking at
  5. vismitaastonished
  6. mānasāḥwhose minds
  7. tasyaof it
  8. caand
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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

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “compassion”

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

Does my sympathy lead me to offer practical help?

Practice

Offer one small, safe act of help to a living being in difficulty today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayCompassion Moves the Boys to HelpThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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