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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
10.8.2610.8.28

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.27

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.8.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

ततस्तु भगवान् कृष्णो वयस्यैर्व्रजबालकै: ।

सहरामो व्रजस्त्रीणां चिक्रीडे जनयन् मुदम् ॥ २७ ॥

tatas tu bhagavān kṛṣṇo

vayasyair vraja-bālakaiḥ

saha-rāmo vraja-strīṇāṁ

cikrīḍe janayan mudam

Translation

Thereafter, Lord Kṛṣṇa, along with Balarāma, began to play with the other children of the cowherd men, thus awakening the transcendental bliss of the cowherd women.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Leads, and Balarāma Helps

  1. 1

    Lord Kṛṣṇa played with Balarāma and the other children of the cowherd men.

  2. 2

    Their happy play awakened transcendental bliss in the cowherd women.

  3. 3

    The purport emphasizes saha-rāmaḥ, meaning “along with Balarāma.” Kṛṣṇa is the chief hero in these transcendental pastimes, and Balarāma provides additional help.

Key points from the purport
  • The word saha-rāmaḥ, meaning “along with Balarāma,” is significant in this verse.
  • In such transcendental pastimes, Kṛṣṇa is the chief hero, and Balarāma provides additional help.

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. tataḥthereafter
  2. tubut
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. vayasyaiḥwith Their playmates
  6. vraja-bālakaiḥwith other small children in Vraja
  7. saha-rāmaḥalong with Balarāma
  8. vraja-strīṇāmof all the ladies of Vraja
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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: “children”

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 does noticing Balarāma’s help deepen your appreciation of Their play together?

Practice

Reread the verse and recall the roles of Kṛṣṇa as the chief hero and Balarāma as His helper.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Leads, and Balarāma HelpsThis 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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