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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons
10.85.27-2810.85.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.85.29

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śrī Devakīsince 10.85.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीदेवक्युवाच

राम रामाप्रमेयात्मन् कृष्ण योगेश्वरेश्वर ।

वेदाहं वां विश्वसृजामीश्वरावादिपूरुषौ ॥ २९ ॥

śrī-devaky uvāca

rāma rāmāprameyātman

kṛṣṇa yogeśvareśvara

vedāhaṁ vāṁ viśva-sṛjām

īśvarāv ādi-pūruṣau

Translation

Śrī Devakī said: O Rāma, Rāma, immeasurable Supreme Soul! O Kṛṣṇa, Lord of all masters of yoga! I know that You are the ultimate rulers of all universal creators, the primeval Personalities of Godhead.

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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.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Devakī Recognizes the Supreme Lords

  1. 1

    Devakī addresses Rāma as the immeasurable Supreme Soul.

  2. 2

    She addresses Kṛṣṇa as the Lord of all masters of yoga.

  3. 3

    She knows Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma as the ultimate rulers of all universal creators and the primeval Personalities of Godhead.

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 85: Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Having heard the visiting sages glorify Kṛṣṇa, Vasudeva ceased to regard Him and Balarāma as his sons and began praising Their omnipotence, omnipresence and omniscience as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. After glorifying his sons, Vasudeva fell at Lord Kṛṣṇa’s lotus feet and begged Him to drive away the conception that the Lord was his son.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.85
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-devakī uvācaŚrī Devakī said
  2. rāma rāmaO Rāma, Rāma
  3. aprameya-ātmanO immeasurable Supersoul
  4. kṛṣṇaO Kṛṣṇa
  5. yoga-īśvaraof the masters of mystic yoga
  6. īśvaraO master
  7. vedaknow
  8. ahamI
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.85

    In this verse: “rulers”

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 does Devakī’s recognition of Kṛṣṇa’s supremacy shape the way you approach Him?

Practice

Read Devakī’s prayer aloud once, giving attention to her recognition of the Lord’s supreme authority.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevakī Recognizes the Supreme LordsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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