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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.70.35 10.70.37

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.36

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.70.35inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

न हि तेऽविदितं किञ्चिल्ल‍ोकेष्वीश्वरकर्तृषु ।

अथ पृच्छामहे युष्मान्पाण्डवानां चिकीर्षितम् ॥ ३६ ॥

na hi te ’viditaṁ kiñcil

lokeṣv īśvara-kartṛṣu

atha pṛcchāmahe yuṣmān

pāṇḍavānāṁ cikīrṣitam

Translation

There is nothing unknown to you within God’s creation. Therefore please tell Us what the Pāṇḍavas intend to do.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Inquires About the Pāṇḍavas

1
Kṛṣṇa declared that nothing within God’s creation was unknown to Nārada.
2
The Lord respectfully asked Nārada to share information.
3
His question concerned what the Pāṇḍavas intended to do.

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

Chapter 70: Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The sage accepted a seat, and then Lord Kṛṣṇa gently questioned him: “Since you travel all over the universe, please inform Us what the Pāṇḍava brothers are planning to do.” Nārada then praised the Supreme Lord and replied, “King Yudhiṣṭhira desires to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.70