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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 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories
10.90.4510.90.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.90.46

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.90.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

शय्यासनाटनालापक्रीडास्‍नानादिकर्मसु ।

न विदु: सन्तमात्मानं वृष्णय: कृष्णचेतस: ॥ ४६ ॥

śayyāsanāṭanālāpa-

krīḍā-snānādi-karmasu

na viduḥ santam ātmānaṁ

vṛṣṇayaḥ kṛṣṇa-cetasaḥ

Translation

The Vṛṣṇis were so absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness that they forgot their own bodies while sleeping, sitting, walking, conversing, playing, bathing and so on.

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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.

Remember Kṛṣṇa Throughout Daily Life

  1. 1

    The Vṛṣṇis were deeply absorbed in Kṛṣṇa consciousness.

  2. 2

    Their absorption continued while sleeping, sitting, walking, conversing, playing and bathing.

  3. 3

    Their minds were so absorbed in Kṛṣṇa that they forgot their own bodies.

How it feels

Awe → Reverent fulfillment. The canto closes with theological wonder.

Chapters 87–90 of Canto 10: The Vedas praise and the Lord's glories conclude. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 90: Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

While resting, eating, walking and so on, which they often did in His company, they would forget their own bodies in their transcendental happiness. The Tenth Canto concludes with this promise of success for the sincere hearer: “By regularly hearing, chanting and meditating on the beautiful topics of Lord Mukunda with ever-increasing sincerity, a mortal being will attain the divine kingdom of the Lord, where the inviolable power of death holds no sway.”
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.90
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śayyāof sleeping
  2. āsanasitting
  3. aṭanawalking
  4. ālāpaconversing
  5. krīḍaplaying
  6. snānabathing
  7. ādiand so on
  8. karmasuin the activities
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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

During which ordinary activity could I make more room for remembering Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

During a short walk today, gently bring your attention to Kṛṣṇa.

Live this todayRemember Kṛṣṇa Throughout Daily LifeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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