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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
10.70.4110.70.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.70.42

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 10.70.37inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्मिन् देव क्रतुवरे भवन्तं वै सुरादय: ।

दिद‍ृक्षव: समेष्यन्ति राजानश्च यशस्विन: ॥ ४२ ॥

tasmin deva kratu-vare

bhavantaṁ vai surādayaḥ

didṛkṣavaḥ sameṣyanti

rājānaś ca yaśasvinaḥ

Translation

O Lord, exalted demigods and glorious kings, eager to see You, will all come to that best of sacrifices.

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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.

Gather with Eagerness to See Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Exalted demigods and glorious kings would come to the best of sacrifices.

  2. 2

    Their special eagerness was to see Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    The ācāryas explain that Nārada was thus encouraging Kṛṣṇa to attend, since these great personalities would come especially to see Him.

Key points from the purport
  • The ācāryas explain that Nārada here means to say that since all the great personalities will come especially to see Lord Kṛṣṇa, He should also come to that sacrifice.

The purport'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

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:

Many demigods and illustrious kings will come just to see You.” Understanding that the Yādavas wanted Him to defeat Jarāsandha, Lord Kṛṣṇa asked His wise minister Uddhava to determine which of the two matters at hand — the defeat of Jarāsandha or the Rājasūya sacrifice — should be attended to first.
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. tasminin that
  2. devaO Lord
  3. kratuof sacrifices
  4. varebest
  5. bhavantamYou
  6. vaiindeed
  7. surademigods
  8. ādayaḥand other exalted personalities
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.70

    In this verse: “kings”

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 central is eagerness for Kṛṣṇa in my devotional activities?

Practice

Before your next devotional activity today, pause and express your desire for Kṛṣṇa’s presence.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayGather with Eagerness to See 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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