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  1. 1Chant the verseSay the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
  2. 2Read the word meaningsGo through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
  3. 3Find the meaning yourselfBefore the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
  4. 4Read the translationAsk: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 12.12.31-33

दमनं कालियस्याहेर्महाहेर्नन्दमोक्षणम् ।

व्रतचर्या तु कन्यानां यत्र तुष्टोऽच्युतो व्रतै: ॥ ३१ ॥

प्रसादो यज्ञपत्नीभ्यो विप्राणां चानुतापनम् ।

गोवर्धनोद्धारणं च शक्रस्य सुरभेरथ ॥ ३२ ॥

यज्ञाभिषेक: कृष्णस्य स्त्रीभि: क्रीडा च रात्रिषु ।

शङ्खचूडस्य दुर्बुद्धेर्वधोऽरिष्टस्य केशिन: ॥ ३३ ॥

damanaṁ kāliyasyāher

mahāher nanda-mokṣaṇam

vrata-caryā tu kanyānāṁ

yatra tuṣṭo ’cyuto vrataiḥ

prasādo yajña-patnībhyo

viprāṇāṁ cānutāpanam

govardhanoddhāraṇaṁ ca

śakrasya surabher atha

yajñabhiṣekaḥ kṛṣṇasya

strībhiḥ krīḍā ca rātriṣu

śaṅkhacūḍasya durbuddher

vadho ’riṣṭasya keśinaḥ

Translation

The chastisement of the serpent Kāliya; the rescue of Nanda Mahārāja from a great snake; the severe vows performed by the young gopīs, who thus satisfied Lord Kṛṣṇa; the mercy He showed the wives of the Vedic brāhmaṇas, who felt remorse; the lifting of Govardhana Hill followed by the worship and bathing ceremony performed by Indra and the Surabhi cow; Lord Kṛṣṇa’s nocturnal pastimes with the cowherd girls; and the killing of the foolish demons Śaṅkhacūḍa, Ariṣṭa and Keśī — all these pastimes are elaborately recounted.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Mercy, Protection and Loving Pastimes

  1. 1

    The Bhāgavatam recounts the chastisement of Kāliya and the rescue of Nanda Mahārāja from a great snake. It also describes the killing of Śaṅkhacūḍa, Ariṣṭa and Keśī.

  2. 2

    The young gopīs satisfied Lord Kṛṣṇa by their severe vows, and He showed mercy to the wives of the Vedic brāhmaṇas. His nocturnal pastimes with the cowherd girls are also recounted.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa lifted Govardhana Hill. Afterward, Indra and the Surabhi cow performed worship and a bathing ceremony.

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