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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 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
10.70.110.70.3

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.2

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.70.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

वयांस्यरोरुवन्कृष्णं बोधयन्तीव वन्दिन: ।

गायत्स्वलिष्वनिद्राणि मन्दारवनवायुभि: ॥ २ ॥

vayāṁsy aroruvan kṛṣṇaṁ

bodhayantīva vandinaḥ

gāyatsv aliṣv anidrāṇi

mandāra-vana-vāyubhiḥ

Translation

The bees’ buzzing, caused by the fragrant breeze from the pārijāta garden, roused the birds from sleep. And when the birds began to sing loudly, they woke Lord Kṛṣṇa like court poets reciting His glories.

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

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Morning Songs Glorify Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    The fragrant breeze from the pārijāta garden caused the bees to buzz.

  2. 2

    The buzzing roused the birds, who began to sing loudly.

  3. 3

    Their songs woke Lord Kṛṣṇa like court poets reciting His glories.

How it feels

War and pride → Justice and protection. The public expression of divine power comes to the foreground.

Chapters 70–79 of Canto 10: Kingship, Jarāsandha and royal challenges. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

This chapter describes Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s daily activities and two proposals placed before Him — one by a messenger from Dvārakā and another by the sage Nārada. In the early hours of the morning, Lord Kṛṣṇa would rise from bed and bathe Himself in clear water.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.70
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. vayāṁsibirds
  2. aroruvansounded loudly
  3. kṛṣṇamLord Kṛṣṇa
  4. bodhayantiwaking
  5. ivaas if
  6. vandinaḥbards
  7. gāyatsuas they sang
  8. aliṣubees
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “reciting”

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 the sounds of morning remind you to glorify Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

When you hear a morning sound today, pause and speak one sentence glorifying Lord Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMorning Songs Glorify KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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