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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 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
10.7.2010.7.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.21

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

गोकुलं सर्वमावृण्वन् मुष्णंश्चक्षूंषि रेणुभि: । ईरयन् सुमहाघोरशब्देन प्रदिशो दिश: ॥ २१ ॥

gokulaṁ sarvam āvṛṇvan

muṣṇaṁś cakṣūṁṣi reṇubhiḥ

īrayan sumahā-ghora-

śabdena pradiśo diśaḥ

Translation

Covering the whole land of Gokula with particles of dust, that demon, acting as a strong whirlwind, covered everyone’s vision and began vibrating everywhere with a greatly fearful sound.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Whirlwind Obscures All of Gokula

  1. 1

    Tṛṇāvartāsura assumed the form of a strong whirlwind and covered the whole land of Gokula with dust.

  2. 2

    The dust took away everyone’s vision. No one could see even the nearest thing.

  3. 3

    The whirlwind filled all directions with a fierce and greatly fearful sound.

Key points from the purport
  • Tṛṇāvartāsura assumed the form of a whirlwind and covered with a dust storm the whole tract of land known as Gokula, so that no one could see even the nearest thing.

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:

The whole tract of land known as Gokula became surcharged with dust, no one could see where the child had been taken, and all the gopīs were overwhelmed because He had been taken away in the dust storm.
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. gokulamthe whole tract of land known as Gokula
  2. sarvameverywhere
  3. āvṛṇvancovering
  4. muṣṇantaking away
  5. cakṣūṁṣithe power of vision
  6. reṇubhiḥby particles of dust
  7. īrayanwas vibrating
  8. su-mahā-ghoravery fierce and heavy
  9. śabdenawith a sound
  10. pradiśaḥ diśaḥentered everywhere, in all directions
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “fearful”

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 would it feel like to be unable to see even what was nearest to me?

Practice

Read the translation slowly, noticing the dust, loss of sight and fearful sound.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Whirlwind Obscures All of GokulaThis 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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