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How to study this verse, in six steps
  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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
10.65.4-610.65.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.65.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The cowherdssince 10.65.7inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कच्चिन्नो बान्धवा राम सर्वे कुशलमासते ।

कच्चित् स्मरथ नो राम यूयं दारसुतान्विता: ॥ ७ ॥

kaccin no bāndhavā rāma

sarve kuśalam āsate

kaccit smaratha no rāma

yūyaṁ dāra-sutānvitāḥ

Translation

[The cowherds said:] O Rāma, are all our relatives doing well? And Rāma, do all of you, with your wives and children, still remember us?

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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.

Love Asks About Welfare and Remembrance

  1. 1

    The cowherds asked Balarāma whether all their relatives were doing well.

  2. 2

    They also asked whether Balarāma and His companions still remembered them.

  3. 3

    Their question included the wives and children, expressing concern for the whole circle of relatives.

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 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

They asked, “Does Kṛṣṇa still remember His parents and friends, and will He be coming to Gokula to visit them? For Kṛṣṇa’s sake we gave up everything — even our fathers, mothers and other relatives — but now He has abandoned us.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.65
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kaccitwhether
  2. naḥour
  3. bāndhavāḥrelatives
  4. rāmaO Balarāma
  5. sarveall
  6. kuśalamwell
  7. āsateare
  8. kaccitwhether
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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 10.65

    In this verse: “children”

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.65

    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

Who might be comforted today by knowing that you remember them?

Practice

Send a short message to a relative you have not contacted recently, asking about their well-being.

Live this todayLove Asks About Welfare and RemembranceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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