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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.7.35-36

Who is speaking and story frame

पीतप्रायस्य जननी सुतस्य रुचिरस्मितम् ।

मुखं लालयती राजञ्जृम्भतो दद‍ृशे इदम् ॥ ३५ ॥

खं रोदसी ज्योतिरनीकमाशा:

सूर्येन्दुवह्निश्वसनाम्बुधींश्च ।

द्वीपान् नगांस्तद्दुहितृर्वनानि

भूतानि यानि स्थिरजङ्गमानि? ॥ ३६ ॥

pīta-prāyasya jananī

sutasya rucira-smitam

mukhaṁ lālayatī rājañ

jṛmbhato dadṛśe idam

khaṁ rodasī jyotir-anīkam āśāḥ

sūryendu-vahni-śvasanāmbudhīṁś ca

dvīpān nagāṁs tad-duhitṝr vanāni

bhūtāni yāni sthira-jaṅgamāni

Translation

O King Parīkṣit, when the child Kṛṣṇa was almost finished drinking His mother’s milk and mother Yaśodā was touching Him and looking at His beautiful, brilliantly smiling face, the baby yawned, and mother Yaśodā saw in His mouth the whole sky, the higher planetary system and the earth, the luminaries in all directions, the sun, the moon, fire, air, the seas, islands, mountains, rivers, forests, and all kinds of living entities, moving and nonmoving.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Whole Universe Is Within Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    By the arrangement of Yoga-māyā, Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with mother Yaśodā were regarded as ordinary. His yawn gave Him an opportunity to show her that the whole universe is situated within Him.

  2. 2

    In His small form, Kṛṣṇa kindly showed His mother the virāṭ-rūpa, the universal form. She could thus enjoy seeing what kind of child she had on her lap.

  3. 3

    Rivers, described as daughters of the mountains, make big forests possible. Moving and nonmoving living entities are everywhere; no place is vacant in God’s creation.

Key points from the purport
  • By the arrangement of Yoga-māyā, Kṛṣṇa’s pastimes with mother Yaśodā were all regarded as ordinary.
  • So here was an opportunity for Kṛṣṇa to show His mother that the whole universe is situated within Him.
  • In His small form, Kṛṣṇa was kind enough to show His mother the virāṭ-rūpa, the universal form, so that she could enjoy seeing what kind of child she had on her lap.

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:

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. pīta-prāyasyaof child Kṛṣṇa, who was being offered breast milk and was almost satisfied
  2. jananīmother Yaśodā
  3. sutasyaof her son
  4. rucira-smitamseeing the child fully satisfied and smiling
  5. mukhamthe face
  6. lālayatīpatting and softly rubbing with her hand
  7. rājanO King
  8. jṛmbhataḥwhile the child was yawning
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 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’s”, “child”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “king”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.7

    In this verse: “kindly”

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 kindness in showing His mother the universe help you appreciate about Him?

Practice

Look at a nearby plant or living creature and remember that the whole universe is situated within Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Whole Universe Is Within KṛṣṇaThis 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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