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Canto 10 · Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

10.82.32 10.82.34

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.82.33

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

वसुदेव: परिष्वज्य सम्प्रीत: प्रेमविह्वल: ।

स्मरन् कंसकृतान् क्लेशान् पुत्रन्यासं च गोकुले ॥ ३३ ॥

vasudevaḥ pariṣvajya

samprītaḥ prema-vihvalaḥ

smaran kaṁsa-kṛtān kleśān

putra-nyāsaṁ ca gokule

Translation

Vasudeva embraced Nanda Mahārāja with great joy. Beside himself with ecstatic love, Vasudeva remembered the troubles Kaṁsa had caused him, forcing him to leave his sons in Gokula for Their safety.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Reunion Awakens Love and Memories

1
Vasudeva embraced Nanda Mahārāja with great joy. He was beside himself with ecstatic love.
2
During their reunion, Vasudeva remembered the troubles Kaṁsa had caused him. Present joy brought past hardship to mind.
3
Those troubles had forced Vasudeva to leave his sons in Gokula for Their safety. His embrace of Nanda was joined with remembrance of that separation.

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

Chapter 82: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Vasudeva also embraced Nanda with great joy and remembered how, when Vasudeva was tormented by Kaṁsa, Nanda had taken his sons, Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, under his protection. Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa embraced and bowed down to mother Yaśodā, but Their throats choked up with emotion and they could say nothing to her.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.82

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

vasudevaḥVasudeva
pariṣvajyaembracing (Nanda Mahārāja)
samprītaḥoverjoyed
premadue to love
vihvalaḥbeside himself
smaranremembering
kaṁsa-kṛtāncreated by Kaṁsa
kleśānthe troubles

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
Prema · Transcendental love
The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 10.82
In this verse: “love”, “ecstatic”
Vātsalya · Parental affection
Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.82
In this verse: “nanda”
Rakṣā · Divine protection
Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.82
In this verse: “safety”

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Whose presence reminds me of care received during a difficult time?

Practice

Thank someone who helped care for you or your family during hardship.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

KaṁsaSB 10.1–4 · Kṛṣṇa’s appearanceKṛṣṇa appears by His own spiritual energy, not as an ordinary conditioned soul. His name, form, and attributes are understood through devotional service.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.82's connections

Live this todayReunion Awakens Love and MemoriesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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