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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 69: Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā
10.69.3810.69.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.69.39

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.69.38inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अनुजानीहि मां देव लोकांस्ते यशसाप्लुतान् ।

पर्यटामि तवोद्गायन् लीला भुवनपावनी: ॥ ३९ ॥

anujānīhi māṁ deva

lokāṁs te yaśasāplutān

paryaṭāmi tavodgāyan

līlā bhuvana-pāvanīḥ

Translation

O Lord, please give me Your leave. I will wander about the worlds, which are flooded with Your fame, loudly singing about Your pastimes, which purify the universe.

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.

Share Kṛṣṇa’s Purifying Glories

  1. 1

    Even Nārada Muni was bewildered by Kṛṣṇa’s amazing pastimes as a human being.

  2. 2

    He asked the Lord’s permission to return to his usual service of traveling and preaching.

  3. 3

    Inspired by what he had seen, he wanted to widely sing the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa. These pastimes purify the universe.

Key points from the purport
  • Even Nārada Muni was bewildered to see Lord Kṛṣṇa’s amazing pastimes as a human being.
  • Therefore, with the words anujānīhi māṁ deva he requests permission to return to his normal service of traveling and preaching.
  • Inspired by what he has seen, he wants to preach widely the glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

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:

Thus I am most fortunate, and I simply desire to travel all over the three worlds chanting the glories of Your pastimes, which purify all the worlds.” Śrī Kṛṣṇa asked Nārada not to be confused by his vision of the Lord’s transcendental opulences, and He described to him the purposes of His appearances in this world.
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. anujānīhiplease give leave
  2. māmto me
  3. devaO Lord
  4. lokānthe worlds
  5. teYour
  6. yaśasāwith the fame
  7. āplutānflooded
  8. paryaṭāmiI will wander
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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

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.69

    In this verse: “purify”

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 does hearing Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes inspire me to share His glories?

Practice

Read aloud one of Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes from this passage as a small act of glorifying Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayShare Kṛṣṇa’s Purifying GloriesThis 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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