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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.
  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
10.8.1810.8.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.19

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Garga Munisince 10.8.12inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तस्मान्नन्दात्मजोऽयं ते नारायणसमो गुणै: ।

श्रिया कीर्त्यानुभावेन गोपायस्व समाहित: ॥ १९ ॥

tasmān nandātmajo ’yaṁ te

nārāyaṇa-samo guṇaiḥ

śriyā kīrtyānubhāvena

gopāyasva samāhitaḥ

Translation

In conclusion, therefore, O Nanda Mahārāja, this child of yours is as good as Nārāyaṇa. In His transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence, He is exactly like Nārāyaṇa. You should all raise this child very carefully and cautiously.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Supreme Lord Receives Loving Care

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    Nārāyaṇa has no equal, and no one is greater than Him. Garga Muni compared Kṛṣṇa with Nārāyaṇa to indicate that the Supreme Personality of Godhead had become Nanda Mahārāja’s son.

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    Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities, opulence, name, fame and influence are exactly like Nārāyaṇa’s. This comparison does not place Him among ordinary beings or demigods.

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    Garga Muni urged Nanda Mahārāja to raise and protect the child with great care. He warned that even when one wants to do something very good, many hindrances may arise.

Key points from the purport
  • Garga Muni wanted to impress upon the mind of Nanda Mahārāja, “Your worshipable Deity, Nārāyaṇa, is so pleased with you that He has sent you a son almost equal to Him in qualifications.
  • Therefore you should raise and protect this child with great care.
  • If you can protect this child very cautiously, as Nārāyaṇa always protects you, the child will be as good as Nārāyaṇa.”

Śrīla Prabhupāda'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

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:

Because Balarāma, the son of Rohiṇī, increases the transcendental bliss of others, His name is Rāma, and because of His extraordinary strength, He is called Baladeva. He attracts the Yadus to follow His instructions, and therefore His name is Saṅkarṣaṇa.
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. tasmāttherefore
  2. nandaO Nanda Mahārāja
  3. ātmajaḥyour son
  4. ayamthis
  5. teof you
  6. nārāyaṇa-samaḥis as good as Nārāyaṇa (Nārāyaṇa Himself showing transcendental qualities)
  7. guṇaiḥby qualities
  8. śriyāby opulence
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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”, “child”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.8

    In this verse: “protect”

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 awareness of Kṛṣṇa’s greatness deepen the care I bring to serving Him?

Practice

Give one small act of service to Kṛṣṇa your full attention today, rather than rushing through it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.8's connections

Live this todayThe Supreme Lord Receives Loving CareThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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