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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 9: Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa
10.9.610.9.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.9.7

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.9.1-2inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

उत्तार्य गोपी सुश‍ृतं पय: पुन:

प्रविश्य संद‍ृश्य च दध्यमत्रकम् ।

भग्नं विलोक्य स्वसुतस्य कर्म त-

ज्जहास तं चापि न तत्र पश्यती ॥ ७ ॥

uttārya gopī suśṛtaṁ payaḥ punaḥ

praviśya saṁdṛśya ca dadhy-amatrakam

bhagnaṁ vilokya sva-sutasya karma taj

jahāsa taṁ cāpi na tatra paśyatī

Translation

Mother Yaśodā, after taking down the hot milk from the oven, returned to the churning spot, and when she saw that the container of yogurt was broken and that Kṛṣṇa was not present, she concluded that the breaking of the pot was the work of Kṛṣṇa.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Yaśodā Recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s Handiwork

  1. 1

    Mother Yaśodā took the hot milk down from the oven. Then she returned to the churning spot.

  2. 2

    She saw that the yogurt container was broken and Kṛṣṇa was no longer there.

  3. 3

    From what she saw, she concluded that Kṛṣṇa had broken the pot. The purport emphasizes that she had no doubt.

Key points from the purport
  • Seeing the pot broken and Kṛṣṇa not present, Yaśodā definitely concluded that the breaking of the pot was the work of Kṛṣṇa.

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 9: Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When mother Yaśodā, after attending to the overflowing milk, returned and saw the pot broken, she could understand that this was the work of Kṛṣṇa, and therefore she went to search for Him. When she entered the room, she saw Kṛṣṇa standing on the ulūkhala, a large mortar for grinding spices.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. uttāryaputting down from the oven
  2. gopīmother Yaśodā
  3. su-śṛtamvery hot
  4. payaḥthe milk
  5. punaḥagain
  6. praviśyaentered the churning spot
  7. saṁdṛśyaby observing
  8. caalso
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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 10.9

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “mother”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What did mother Yaśodā notice when she returned to the churning spot?

Practice

Spend a moment recalling mother Yaśodā’s return and the two things she observed.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayYaśodā Recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s HandiworkThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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