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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 8: Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth
10.7.3710.8.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.1

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.8.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

गर्ग: पुरोहितो राजन् यदूनां सुमहातपा: ।

व्रजं जगाम नन्दस्य वसुदेवप्रचोदित: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

gargaḥ purohito rājan

yadūnāṁ sumahā-tapāḥ

vrajaṁ jagāma nandasya

vasudeva-pracoditaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O Mahārāja Parīkṣit, the priest of the Yadu dynasty, namely Garga Muni, who was highly elevated in austerity and penance, was then inspired by Vasudeva to go see Nanda Mahārāja at his home.

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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.

A Saintly Visitor Comes to Nanda

  1. 1

    Garga Muni was the priest of the Yadu dynasty.

  2. 2

    He was highly elevated in austerity and penance.

  3. 3

    Inspired by Vasudeva, Garga Muni went to see Nanda Mahārāja at his home.

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 8: Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

One day, Vasudeva sent for Garga Muni, the family priest of the yadu-vaṁśa, and thus Garga Muni went to the house of Nanda Mahārāja, who received him very well and requested him to give names to Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. gargaḥGarga Muni
  3. purohitaḥthe priest
  4. rājanO King Parīkṣit
  5. yadūnāmof the Yadu dynasty
  6. su-mahā-tapāḥhighly elevated in austerity and penance
  7. vrajamto the village known as Vrajabhūmi
  8. jagāmawent
  9. nandasyaof Mahārāja Nanda
  10. vasudeva-pracoditaḥbeing inspired by Vasudeva
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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 10.8

    In this verse: “nanda”

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 I better appreciate the austerity and dedication of saintly persons?

Practice

Take a moment today to reflect on Garga Muni’s qualities of austerity and penance.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Saintly Visitor Comes to NandaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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