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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā
10.69.2810.69.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.69.29

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

हसन्तं हासकथया कदाचित् प्रियया गृहे ।

क्व‍ापि धर्मं सेवमानमर्थकामौ च कुत्रचित् ॥ २९ ॥

hasantaṁ hāsa-kathayā

kadācit priyayā gṛhe

kvāpi dharmaṁ sevamānam

artha-kāmau ca kutracit

Translation

Somewhere Lord Kṛṣṇa was found enjoying the company of a particular wife by exchanging joking words with her. Somewhere else He was found engaged, along with His wife, in religious ritualistic functions. Somewhere Kṛṣṇa was found engaged in matters of economic development, and somewhere else He was found enjoying family life according to the regulative principles of the śāstras.

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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.

Family Life Guided by the Śāstras

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa exchanged joking words with a particular wife. The purport places such conversations during the nighttime.

  2. 2

    Elsewhere, He performed religious rituals with His wife or attended to matters of economic development.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa enjoyed family life according to the regulative principles of the śāstras. Religious rituals, economic development and family enjoyment occurred during both day and night.

Key points from the purport
  • This translation is based on Śrīla Prabhupāda’s Kṛṣṇa.
  • Joking conversations take place during the nighttime, whereas religious rituals, economic development and family enjoyment occur during both the day and the night.

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:

Somewhere the Lord was giving charity to brāhmaṇas, in another place He was joking and laughing with His consort, in yet another place He was meditating on the Supersoul, somewhere He was serving His spiritual masters, in another place He was arranging for the marriages of His sons and daughters, somewhere else He was going out to hunt animals, and elsewhere He was moving about in disguise to find out what the citizens were thinking.
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. hasantamlaughing
  2. hāsa-kathayāwith joking conversation
  3. kadācitat one time
  4. priyayāwith His beloved
  5. gṛhein the palace
  6. kva apisomewhere
  7. dharmamreligiosity
  8. sevamānampracticing
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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

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 10.69

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

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 scriptural guidance shape your family life as well as your religious activities?

Practice

Choose one household decision today and consider whether it agrees with the scriptural guidance you have learned.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayFamily Life Guided by the ŚāstrasThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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