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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
10.85.5710.85.59

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.85.58

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.85.52inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एवंविधान्यद्भ‍ुतानि कृष्णस्य परमात्मन: ।

वीर्याण्यनन्तवीर्यस्य सन्त्यनन्तानि भारत ॥ ५८ ॥

evaṁ-vidhāny adbhutāni

kṛṣṇasya paramātmanaḥ

vīryāṇy ananta-vīryasya

santy anantāni bhārata

Translation

Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Soul, the Lord of unlimited valor, performed countless pastimes just as amazing as this one, O descendant of Bharata.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Amazing Pastimes Are Countless

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Soul, the Lord of unlimited valor.

  2. 2

    He performed countless pastimes just as amazing as this one.

  3. 3

    This wonderful event is one among His unlimited feats.

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:

The Lords received the boys from Bali and returned them to Devakī who felt such a surge of affection for them that milk began spontaneously flowing from her breasts. Overjoyed, Devakī fed the children her breastmilk, and by drinking the remnants of milk once drunk by Lord Kṛṣṇa Himself, they regained their original forms as demigods and went back to heaven.
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. evam-vidhānilike this
  2. adbhutāniamazing
  3. kṛṣṇasyaof Kṛṣṇa
  4. parama-ātmanaḥthe Supreme Soul
  5. vīryāṇifeats
  6. anantaunlimited
  7. vīryasyawhose valor
  8. santithere are
  9. anantāniunlimited
  10. bhārataO descendant of Bharata
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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

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 knowing that Kṛṣṇa’s amazing pastimes are countless deepen your appreciation of Him?

Practice

Take one quiet minute today to remember Śrī Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Lord whose valor is unlimited.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Amazing Pastimes Are CountlessThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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