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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā
10.69.2610.69.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.69.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.69.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मन्त्रयन्तं च कस्मिंश्चिन्मन्त्रिभिश्चोद्धवादिभि: ।

जलक्रीडारतं क्व‍ापि वारमुख्याबलावृतम् ॥ २७ ॥

mantrayantaṁ ca kasmiṁścin

mantribhiś coddhavādibhiḥ

jala-krīḍā-rataṁ kvāpi

vāramukhyābalāvṛtam

Translation

Somewhere He was consulting with royal ministers like Uddhava, and somewhere else He was enjoying in the water, surrounded by many society girls and other young women.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Consults Advisers and Enjoys Water Sports

  1. 1

    In one place, Lord Kṛṣṇa consulted with royal ministers such as Uddhava.

  2. 2

    Elsewhere, He enjoyed water sports surrounded by society girls and other young women.

  3. 3

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Kṛṣṇa met His counselors around dusk and enjoyed water sports in the afternoon.

Key points from the purport
  • This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.
  • According to Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī, Lord Kṛṣṇa met with His counselors around dusk and enjoyed water sports in the afternoon.

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 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

In one palace the Lord was performing noontime rituals; in another, quietly chanting the Gāyatrī mantra; in another, sleeping on His bed; in another, consulting with His ministers; and in yet another, playing in the water with His female companions.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.69
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. mantrayantamconsulting
  2. caand
  3. kasmiṁścitsomewhere
  4. mantri-bhiḥwith advisers
  5. caand
  6. uddhava-ādibhiḥUddhava and others
  7. jalawatery
  8. krīḍāin sports
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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

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 draws your attention in these descriptions of Kṛṣṇa’s varied activities?

Practice

Spend one quiet minute recalling the two activities of Kṛṣṇa described here.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.69's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Consults Advisers and Enjoys Water SportsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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