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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
10.7.2910.7.31

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.30

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

प्रादाय मात्रे प्रतिहृत्य विस्मिता:

कृष्णं च तस्योरसि लम्बमानम् ।

तं स्वस्तिमन्तं पुरुषादनीतं

विहायसा मृत्युमुखात् प्रमुक्तम् ।

गोप्यश्च गोपा: किल नन्दमुख्या

लब्ध्वा पुन: प्रापुरतीव मोदम् ॥ ३० ॥

prādāya mātre pratihṛtya vismitāḥ

kṛṣṇaṁ ca tasyorasi lambamānam

taṁ svastimantaṁ puruṣāda-nītaṁ

vihāyasā mṛtyu-mukhāt pramuktam

gopyaś ca gopāḥ kila nanda-mukhyā

labdhvā punaḥ prāpur atīva modam

Translation

The gopīs immediately picked Kṛṣṇa up from the chest of the demon and delivered Him, free from all inauspiciousness, to mother Yaśodā. Because the child, although taken into the sky by the demon, was unhurt and now free from all danger and misfortune, the gopīs and cowherd men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, were extremely happy.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Is Always Full of Bliss

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa was happily playing on the fallen demon’s chest, uninjured and undisturbed. Being carried high into the sky had not made Him unhappy.

  2. 2

    In every condition, Kṛṣṇa is sac-cid-ānanda-vigraha, the form of eternity, knowledge and bliss. Others thought He was in difficulty, but He was enjoying.

  3. 3

    The gopīs returned Kṛṣṇa to mother Yaśodā. Seeing Him safe, the gopīs and cowherd men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, became extremely happy.

Key points from the purport
  • The demon fell flat from the sky, and Kṛṣṇa was playing on his chest very happily, uninjured and free from misfortune.
  • Not at all disturbed because of being taken high in the sky by the demon, Kṛṣṇa was playing and enjoying.
  • Others might have thought that He was in difficulty, but because the demon’s chest was sufficiently broad to play on, the baby was happy in all respects.

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 demon having fallen, the gopīs picked the child up and delivered Him to the lap of mother Yaśodā. Thus mother Yaśodā was struck with wonder, but because of Yoga-māyā’s influence, no one could understand who Kṛṣṇa was and what had actually happened.
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. prādāyaafter picking up
  2. mātreunto His mother (Yaśodā)
  3. pratihṛtyadelivered
  4. vismitāḥall surprised
  5. kṛṣṇam caand Kṛṣṇa
  6. tasyaof the demon
  7. urasion the chest
  8. lambamānamsituated
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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”, “nanda”, “mother”

  • Vairāgya · Freedom from attachment

    Release from possessiveness and false identities. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “free from”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

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

    In this verse: “danger”

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 Kṛṣṇa’s happiness differ from the way others understood His situation?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa happily playing, untouched by the danger others perceived.

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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 10.7's connections

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is Always Full of BlissThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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