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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 7: The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
10.7.3310.7.35-36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.34

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

एकदार्भकमादाय स्वाङ्कमारोप्य भामिनी ।

प्रस्‍नुतं पाययामास स्तनं स्‍नेहपरिप्लुता ॥ ३४ ॥

ekadārbhakam ādāya

svāṅkam āropya bhāminī

prasnutaṁ pāyayām āsa

stanaṁ sneha-pariplutā

Translation

One day mother Yaśodā, having taken Kṛṣṇa up and placed Him on her lap, was feeding Him milk from her breast with maternal affection. The milk was flowing from her breast, and the child was drinking it.

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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.

Serving Kṛṣṇa with Maternal Affection

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā took Kṛṣṇa up and placed Him on her lap. Her care was filled with maternal affection.

  2. 2

    She fed Kṛṣṇa milk from her breast, and He drank it. This scene shows her loving care for Him.

  3. 3

    Mother Yaśodā’s affection was expressed through feeding Kṛṣṇa. Her service was personal and tender.

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. ekadāonce upon a time
  2. arbhakamthe child
  3. ādāyataking
  4. sva-aṅkamon her own lap
  5. āropyaand placing Him
  6. bhāminīmother Yaśodā
  7. prasnutambreast milk oozing out
  8. pāyayām āsafed the child
  9. stanamher breast
  10. sneha-pariplutāwith great affection and love
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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

How can mother Yaśodā’s affectionate care inspire the way you serve Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Today, pause to remember mother Yaśodā lovingly holding and feeding Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayServing Kṛṣṇa with Maternal AffectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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