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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
10.8.4310.8.45

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.44

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mother Yaśodāsince 10.8.40inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सद्योनष्टस्मृतिर्गोपी सारोप्यारोहमात्मजम् ।

प्रवृद्धस्‍नेहकलिलहृदयासीद् यथा पुरा ॥ ४४ ॥

sadyo naṣṭa-smṛtir gopī

sāropyāroham ātmajam

pravṛddha-sneha-kalila-

hṛdayāsīd yathā purā

Translation

Immediately forgetting Yoga-māyā’s illusion that Kṛṣṇa had shown the universal form within His mouth, mother Yaśodā took her son on her lap as before, feeling increased affection in her heart for her transcendental child.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Yaśodā’s Affection Increases

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā regarded the universal form within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth as an arrangement of Yoga-māyā, like a dream.

  2. 2

    Just as one forgets a dream, she immediately forgot the entire incident.

  3. 3

    Her natural affection for Kṛṣṇa increased. Taking her transcendental child on her lap, she simply wanted to kiss Him.

Key points from the purport
  • Mother Yaśodā regarded the vision of the universal form within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth as an arrangement of Yoga-māyā, like a dream.
  • As one forgets everything after a dream, mother Yaśodā immediately forgot the entire incident.
  • As her natural feeling of affection increased, she decided to herself, “Now let this incident be forgotten.

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:

Mother Yaśodā wanted to open Kṛṣṇa’s mouth to see the evidence so that she could chastise Him. Sometimes she assumed the position of a chastising mother, and at the next moment she was overwhelmed with maternal love.
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. sadyaḥafter all these philosophical speculations, mother Yaśodā fully surrendered to the Supreme Personality of Godhead
  2. naṣṭa-smṛtiḥhaving gotten rid of the memory of seeing the universal form within Kṛṣṇa’s mouth
  3. gopīmother Yaśodā
  4. sāshe
  5. āropyaseating
  6. ārohamon the lap
  7. ātmajamher son
  8. pravṛddhaincreased
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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: “yaśodā”, “mother”, “child”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.8

    In this verse: “illusion”

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

What draws your attention most here: the universal form or Yaśodā’s affection for Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Reread the translation slowly, pausing to reflect on Yaśodā’s increased affection for Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayYaśodā’s Affection IncreasesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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