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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
10.8.5110.9.1-2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.8.52

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Droṇa and Dharāsince 10.8.49inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कृष्णो ब्रह्मण आदेशं सत्यं कर्तुं व्रजे विभु: ।

सहरामो वसंश्चक्रे तेषां प्रीतिं स्वलीलया ॥ ५२ ॥

kṛṣṇo brahmaṇa ādeśaṁ

satyaṁ kartuṁ vraje vibhuḥ

saha-rāmo vasaṁś cakre

teṣāṁ prītiṁ sva-līlayā

Translation

Thus the Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa, along with Balarāma, lived in Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana, just to substantiate the benediction of Brahmā. By exhibiting different pastimes in His childhood, He increased the transcendental pleasure of Nanda and the other inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Increase His Devotees’ Pleasure

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality, lived with Balarāma in Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana.

  2. 2

    His residence there substantiated the benediction of Brahmā.

  3. 3

    Through His different childhood pastimes, Kṛṣṇa increased the transcendental pleasure of Nanda and the other inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the Bhaktivedanta purports of the Tenth Canto, Eighth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled, “Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth.”

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:

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. kṛṣṇaḥthe Supreme Personality, Kṛṣṇa
  2. brahmaṇaḥof Lord Brahmā
  3. ādeśamthe order
  4. satyamtruthful
  5. kartumto make
  6. vrajein Vrajabhūmi, Vṛndāvana
  7. vibhuḥthe supreme powerful
  8. saha-rāmaḥalong with Balarāma
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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”, “childhood”

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 does this verse reveal about the pleasure Kṛṣṇa brings to His devotees?

Practice

Read the translation once more and spend a quiet minute reflecting on the pleasure Kṛṣṇa gave the inhabitants of Vṛndāvana.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Pastimes Increase His Devotees’ PleasureThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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