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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 11 · Chapter 2: Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras
11.2.911.2.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.2.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 11.2.10inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Vasudeva

श्रीशुक उवाच

राजन्नेवं कृतप्रश्न‍ो वसुदेवेन धीमता ।

प्रीतस्तमाह देवर्षिर्हरे: संस्मारितो गुणै: ॥ १० ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

rājann evaṁ kṛta-praśno

vasudevena dhīmatā

prītas tam āha devarṣir

hareḥ saṁsmārito guṇaiḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: O King, Devarṣi Nārada was pleased by the questions of the highly intelligent Vasudeva. Because they suggested the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, they reminded Nārada of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Thus Nārada replied to Vasudeva as follows.

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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.

Questions That Awaken Remembrance of Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Devarṣi Nārada was pleased by the questions of the highly intelligent Vasudeva.

  2. 2

    Vasudeva’s questions suggested the transcendental qualities of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They reminded Nārada of Lord Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    With this remembrance of the Lord, Nārada began his reply to Vasudeva.

How it feels

Foreboding → Devotional urgency. Uddhava realizes that Kṛṣṇa's visible association is nearing an end.

Chapters 1–6 of Canto 11: The Yadu curse, the nine Yogendras and farewell signs. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 2: Mahārāja Nimi Meets the Nine Yogendras

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Greatly eager to see Lord Kṛṣṇa, Devarṣi Nārada resided almost exclusively in Dvārakā. Vasudeva, bewildered by the Lord’s illusory potency, had previously offered worship to the Supreme Lord Ananta for the purpose of getting a son, but had failed to worship Him for liberation.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.2
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. rājanO King
  3. evamthus
  4. kṛta-praśnaḥquestioned
  5. vasudevenaby Vasudeva
  6. dhīmatāthe intelligent
  7. prītaḥpleased
  8. tamto him
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 11.2

    In this verse: “king”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

Do my questions help me and others remember Lord Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Write one question about Lord Kṛṣṇa’s transcendental qualities.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayQuestions That Awaken Remembrance of KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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