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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.
  6. 6Write down what touched you. Note the main points in your own notebook.
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Canto 11 · Chapter 5: Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva
11.5.4511.5.47

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 11.5.46

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nārada Munisince 11.5.43inside 3 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King ParīkṣitNārada Muni → Vasudeva

युवयो: खलु दम्पत्योर्यशसा पूरितं जगत् ।

पुत्रतामगमद् यद् वां भगवानीश्वरोहरि: ॥ ४६ ॥

yuvayoḥ khalu dampatyor

yaśasā pūritaṁ jagat

putratām agamad yad vāṁ

bhagavān īśvaro hariḥ

Translation

Indeed, the whole world has become filled with the glories of you and your good wife because the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Hari, has taken the position of your son.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Devotion Is the Source of True Glory

  1. 1

    Lord Hari, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, accepted the position of Vasudeva and Devakī’s son.

  2. 2

    Nārada declared that the whole world had become filled with their glories. The purport identifies them as the parents of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma.

  3. 3

    Although Vasudeva asked about spiritual advancement, Nārada affirmed that he and Devakī were already completely glorious. Their glory rested on their extraordinary devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

Key points from the purport
  • In this verse Nārada Muni hints at the glories of Vasudeva and Devakī, the parents of Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, by the words yaśasā pūritaṁ jagat, “the whole world is now filled with your glories.”
  • In other words, although Vasudeva inquired from Nārada about spiritual advancement, Nārada here states, “You are already completely glorious due to your extraordinary devotion to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.”

The purport'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

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 5: Nārada Concludes His Teachings to Vasudeva

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

He told Vasudeva that although Lord Kṛṣṇa had become his son, having appeared in this world to free the earth of its burden, he still should not think of Lord Kṛṣṇa as his child, but rather as the Supreme Personality of Godhead. Even by meditating upon Kṛṣṇa in a spirit of enmity, such kings as Śiśupāla attained an equal status to Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 11.5
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yuvayoḥof the two of you
  2. khaluindeed
  3. dam-patyoḥof the husband and wife
  4. yaśasāby the glories
  5. pūritamhas become full
  6. jagatthe earth
  7. putratāmthe state of being the son
  8. agamatassumed
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 11.5

    In this verse: “devotion”

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

What does this verse teach me to admire in a person?

Practice

Reflect for a minute on Vasudeva and Devakī’s extraordinary devotion, recognizing devotion as the basis of their glory.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayDevotion Is the Source of True GloryThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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