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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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
10.7.1710.7.19

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.18

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.7.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एकदारोहमारूढं लालयन्ती सुतं सती ।

गरिमाणं शिशोर्वोढुं न सेहे गिरिकूटवत् ॥ १८ ॥

ekadāroham ārūḍhaṁ

lālayantī sutaṁ satī

garimāṇaṁ śiśor voḍhuṁ

na sehe giri-kūṭavat

Translation

One day, a year after Kṛṣṇa’s appearance, mother Yaśodā was patting her son on her lap. But suddenly she felt the child to be heavier than a mountain peak, and she could no longer bear His weight.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Heaviness Serves His Loving Purpose

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā enjoyed playing with Kṛṣṇa on her lap. This time He became so heavy that she could no longer bear His weight.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa knew that Tṛṇāvarta was coming and did not want His mother to suffer difficulty from the demon.

  3. 3

    Because Kṛṣṇa is the source of everything, He assumed the heaviness of the entire universe. This led Yaśodā to put Him down, giving the demon an opportunity to carry Him away.

Key points from the purport
  • Yaśodā used to do this, but this time Kṛṣṇa became very heavy, and she could not bear His weight.
  • Kṛṣṇa knew that when Tṛṇāvarta came and took Him away from His mother’s lap, mother Yaśodā would be greatly bereaved.
  • The child was on the lap of Yaśodā, who was therefore in possession of everything in the world, but when the child assumed such heaviness, she had to put Him down in order to give Tṛṇāvartāsura an opportunity to take Him away and play with Him for some time before the child returned to the lap of His mother.

Śrīla Prabhupāda'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

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Another day, when mother Yaśodā was sitting with her child on her lap, she suddenly observed that he had assumed the weight of the entire universe. She was so astonished that she had to put the child down, and in the meantime Tṛṇāvarta, one of the servants of Kaṁsa, appeared there as a whirlwind and took the child away.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ekadāone time (estimated to have been when Kṛṣṇa was one year old)
  2. ārohamon His mother’s lap
  3. ārūḍhamwho was sitting
  4. lālayantīwas patting
  5. sutamher son
  6. satīmother Yaśodā
  7. garimāṇambecause of an increase in heaviness
  8. śiśoḥof the child
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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 10.7

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “mother”, “child”

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 does Kṛṣṇa’s concern for His mother reveal about His loving nature?

Practice

Spend one minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s wish to spare His mother difficulty.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Heaviness Serves His Loving PurposeThis 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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