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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
10.8.4410.8.46

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.45

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

त्रय्या चोपनिषद्भ‍िश्च साङ्ख्ययोगैश्च सात्वतै: ।

उपगीयमानमाहात्म्यं हरिं सामन्यतात्मजम् ॥ ४५ ॥

trayyā copaniṣadbhiś ca

sāṅkhya-yogaiś ca sātvataiḥ

upagīyamāna-māhātmyaṁ

hariṁ sāmanyatātmajam

Translation

The glories of the Supreme Personality of Godhead are studied through the three Vedas, the Upaniṣads, the literature of Sāṅkhya-yoga, and other Vaiṣṇava literature, yet mother Yaśodā considered that Supreme Person her ordinary child.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Love for Kṛṣṇa Is the Highest Goal

  1. 1

    The purpose of studying the Vedas is to understand Kṛṣṇa. They teach our relationship with Him, how to act in that relationship, and the ultimate goal.

  2. 2

    The greatest necessity for a human being is love for the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Mother Yaśodā is completely absorbed in that love.

  3. 3

    Yaśodā has surpassed the stages of impersonal realization and meditation on the supreme controller. Her love for Kṛṣṇa as her beloved child demonstrates prema-bhakti, the ultimate stage of realization.

Key points from the purport
  • As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the purpose of studying the Vedas is to understand Him (vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ).
  • Here we see that mother Yaśodā is on the highest stage of necessity, for she is completely absorbed in love for Kṛṣṇa.
  • But the ultimate stage of realization is prema-bhakti, as actually demonstrated by mother Yaśodā.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 4

The purport of SB 10.8.45 quotesBG 15.15

As stated in Bhagavad-gītā (15.15) by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Kṛṣṇa, the purpose of studying the Vedas is to understand Him (vedaiś ca sarvair aham eva vedyaḥ).

The purport of SB 10.8.45 quotesBG 4.11

As the Lord says in Bhagavad-gītā (4.11): “As men surrender unto Me, I reward them accordingly.

Quoted in the purport ofCC Ādi 14.90

In Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.45) it is said, “Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, who is worshiped with exalted hymns by all the Vedas and Upaniṣads and by great personalities through sāṅkhya-yoga in the mode of goodness, was considered by mother Yaśodā and Nanda to be their own little son.”

Quoted in the purport ofCC Madhya 19.204

This verse is quoted from Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam (10.8.45).

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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:

After describing all this to Mahārāja Parīkṣit, Śukadeva Gosvāmī, at Mahārāja Parīkṣit’s request, praised the fortune of mother Yaśodā and Nanda. Nanda and Yaśodā were formerly Droṇa and Dharā, and by the order of Brahmā they came to this earth and had the Supreme Personality of Godhead as their son.
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. trayyāby studying the three Vedas ( Sāma, Yajur and Atharva)
  2. caalso
  3. upaniṣadbhiḥ caand by studying the Vedic knowledge of the Upaniṣads
  4. sāṅkhya-yogaiḥby reading the literature of sāṅkhya-yoga
  5. caand
  6. sātvataiḥby the great sages and devotees, or by reading Vaiṣṇava-tantra, Pañcarātras
  7. upagīyamāna-māhātmyamwhose glories are worshiped (by all these Vedic literatures)
  8. harimunto the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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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”

  • Prema · Transcendental love

    The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.8

    In this verse: “love”, “prema-bhakti”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.8

    In this verse: “understand”

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 your study help you act in your relationship with Kṛṣṇa, rather than only gather knowledge?

Practice

Before studying today, pause and remember that the goal is to develop love for Kṛṣṇa.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayLove for Kṛṣṇa Is the Highest GoalThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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