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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
10.7.710.7.9

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.7.8

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

द‍ृष्ट्वा यशोदाप्रमुखा व्रजस्त्रिय

औत्थानिके कर्मणि या: समागता: ।

नन्दादयश्चाद्भ‍ुतदर्शनाकुला:

कथं स्वयं वै शकटं विपर्यगात् ॥ ८ ॥

dṛṣṭvā yaśodā-pramukhā vraja-striya

autthānike karmaṇi yāḥ samāgatāḥ

nandādayaś cādbhuta-darśanākulāḥ

kathaṁ svayaṁ vai śakaṭaṁ viparyagāt

Translation

When mother Yaśodā and the other ladies who had assembled for the utthāna festival, and all the men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, saw the wonderful situation, they began to wonder how the handcart had collapsed by itself. They began to wander here and there, trying to find the cause, but were unable to do so.

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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.

The Collapsed Cart Astonishes Everyone

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā and the women assembled for the utthāna festival saw the collapsed handcart. The men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja, also witnessed the wonderful situation.

  2. 2

    They wondered how the cart could have collapsed by itself. What they saw left them searching for an explanation.

  3. 3

    They wandered here and there trying to find the cause. Despite their searching, they could not discover it.

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:

When Śrī Kṛṣṇa was only three months old and was just trying to turn backside up, before He even attempted to crawl, mother Yaśodā wanted to observe a ritualistic ceremony with her friends for the good fortune of the child. Such a ritualistic ceremony is generally performed with ladies who also have small children.
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. yaśodā-pramukhāḥheaded by mother Yaśodā
  3. vraja-striyaḥall the ladies of Vraja
  4. autthānike karmaṇiin the celebration of the utthāna ceremony
  5. yāḥthose who
  6. samāgatāḥassembled there
  7. nanda-ādayaḥ caand the men, headed by Nanda Mahārāja
  8. adbhuta-darśanaby seeing the wonderful calamity (that the heavily loaded cart had broken upon the small baby, who still lay there unhurt)
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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”

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 stands out to me about the assembled people’s astonishment and search?

Practice

Reread the translation and briefly picture the gathering searching for the cause of the collapsed cart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Collapsed Cart Astonishes EveryoneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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