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  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
10.7.3210.7.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.33

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nanda Mahārāja and the otherssince 10.7.32inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

द‍ृष्ट्वाद्भ‍ुतानि बहुशो नन्दगोपो बृहद्वने ।

वसुदेववचो भूयो मानयामास विस्मित: ॥ ३३ ॥

dṛṣṭvādbhutāni bahuśo

nanda-gopo bṛhadvane

vasudeva-vaco bhūyo

mānayām āsa vismitaḥ

Translation

Having seen all these incidents in Bṛhadvana, Nanda Mahārāja became more and more astonished, and he remembered the words spoken to him by Vasudeva in Mathurā.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Astonishing Events Bring Words to Mind

  1. 1

    Nanda Mahārāja witnessed these incidents in Bṛhadvana.

  2. 2

    What he saw made him more and more astonished.

  3. 3

    He remembered the words Vasudeva had spoken to him in Mathurā. The events brought that earlier conversation back to his mind.

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:

Nanda Mahārāja, of course, was thinking of the wonderful foretelling of Vasudeva and began to praise him as a great yogī. Later, when the child was on the lap of mother Yaśodā, the child yawned, and mother Yaśodā could see within His mouth the entire universal manifestation.
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. dṛṣṭvāafter seeing
  2. adbhutānithe very wonderful and astonishing incidents
  3. bahuśaḥmany times
  4. nanda-gopaḥNanda Mahārāja, the head of the cowherd men
  5. bṛhadvanein Bṛhadvana
  6. vasudeva-vacaḥthe words spoken by Vasudeva when Nanda Mahārāja was in Mathurā
  7. bhūyaḥagain and again
  8. mānayām āsaaccepted how true they were
  9. vismitaḥin great astonishment
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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: “nanda”

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

When has an experience brought previously heard words back to my mind?

Practice

Recall one teaching you have read today and briefly note what helped you remember it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAstonishing Events Bring Words to MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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