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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 8: Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth
10.8.1010.8.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.11

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.8.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं सम्प्रार्थितो विप्र: स्वचिकीर्षितमेव तत् ।

चकार नामकरणं गूढो रहसि बालयो: ॥ ११ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ samprārthito vipraḥ

sva-cikīrṣitam eva tat

cakāra nāma-karaṇaṁ

gūḍho rahasi bālayoḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: Having thus been especially requested by Nanda Mahārāja to do that which he already desired to do, Garga Muni performed the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in a solitary place.

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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 Humble Request Finds Fulfillment

  1. 1

    Nanda Mahārāja especially requested Garga Muni to perform the ceremony.

  2. 2

    This request agreed with what Garga Muni already desired to do.

  3. 3

    Garga Muni performed the name-giving ceremony for Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma in a solitary place.

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:

Garga Muni, of course, reminded Nanda Mahārāja that Kaṁsa was looking for the son of Devakī and said that if he performed the ceremony very gorgeously, the ceremony would come to the notice of Kaṁsa, who would then suspect that Kṛṣṇa was the son of Devakī. Nanda Mahārāja therefore requested Garga Muni to perform this ceremony without anyone’s knowledge, and Garga Muni did so.
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. evamin this way
  3. samprārthitaḥbeing eagerly requested
  4. vipraḥthe brāhmaṇa Garga Muni
  5. sva-cikīrṣitam evawhich he already desired to do and for which he had gone there
  6. tatthat
  7. cakāraperformed
  8. nāma-karaṇamthe name-giving ceremony
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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

Can I appreciate devotional service carried out quietly, without public attention?

Practice

Carry out one small act of devotional service today without seeking recognition.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayA Humble Request Finds FulfillmentThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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