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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  5. 5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
10.82.29-3010.82.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.31

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.82.31inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

नन्दस्तत्र यदून् प्राप्तान् ज्ञात्वा कृष्णपुरोगमान् ।

तत्रागमद् वृतो गोपैरन:स्थार्थैर्दिद‍ृक्षया ॥ ३१ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

nandas tatra yadūn prāptān

jñātvā kṛṣṇa-purogamān

tatrāgamad vṛto gopair

anaḥ-sthārthair didṛkṣayā

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: When Nanda Mahārāja learned that the Yadus had arrived, led by Kṛṣṇa, he immediately went to see them. The cowherds accompanied him, their various possessions loaded on their wagons.

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From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Eagerness Expressed Through Practical Service

  1. 1

    As soon as Nanda Mahārāja learned that Kṛṣṇa and the Yadus had arrived, he went to see them. The cowherds accompanied him with their possessions on wagons.

  2. 2

    The cowherds of Vraja planned to stay at Kurukṣetra for several days. They therefore brought adequate provisions.

  3. 3

    They especially brought milk products and other foods for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Their preparations served the Lords’ pleasure.

Key points from the purport
  • The cowherds of Vraja were planning to stay at Kurukṣetra for some days, so they came equipped with adequate provisions, especially milk products and other foods for the pleasure of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

The purport'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

Humility and separation → Friendship and reunion. The sweetness of relationship outweighs prestige.

Chapters 80–86 of Canto 10: Sudāmā and reunion with the residents of Vraja. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After the Yadus had bathed and performed other obligatory rituals, they noticed that kings of Matsya, Uśīnara and other places had also come, as well as Nanda Mahārāja and the cowherd community of Vraja, who were always feeling the intense anxiety of separation from Kṛṣṇa. The Yādavas, overjoyed to see all these old friends, embraced them one by one as they shed tears of happiness.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.82
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. nandaḥNanda Mahārāja
  3. tatrathere
  4. yadūnthe Yadus
  5. prāptānarrived
  6. jñātvāfinding out
  7. kṛṣṇaLord Kṛṣṇa
  8. puraḥ-gamānkeeping in front
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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 10.82

    In this verse: “nanda”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can my practical preparations become an expression of eagerness to serve Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Set aside one food item today to offer for Kṛṣṇa’s pleasure.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayEagerness Expressed Through Practical ServiceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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