Canto & Chapters
The Summum Bonum (90 Chapters)
Chapter 163v
The Advent of Lord Kṛṣṇa: Introduction
Chapter 239v
Prayers by the Demigods for Lord Kṛṣṇa in the Womb
Chapter 342v
The Birth of Lord Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 445v
The Atrocities of King Kaṁsa
Chapter 530v
The Meeting of Nanda Mahārāja and Vasudeva
Chapter 634v
The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā
Chapter 733v
The Killing of the Demon Tṛṇāvarta
Chapter 849v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Shows the Universal Form Within His Mouth
Chapter 921v
Mother Yaśodā Binds Lord Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 1038v
The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
Chapter 1157v
The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 1240v
The Killing of the Demon Aghāsura
Chapter 1363v
The Stealing of the Boys and Calves by Brahmā
Chapter 1461v
Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 1549v
The Killing of Dhenuka, the Ass Demon
Chapter 1662v
Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya
Chapter 1723v
The History of Kāliya
Chapter 1832v
Lord Balarāma Slays the Demon Pralamba
Chapter 1916v
Swallowing the Forest Fire
Chapter 2048v
The Rainy Season and Autumn in Vṛndāvana
Chapter 2120v
The Gopīs Glorify the Song of Kṛṣṇa’s Flute
Chapter 2236v
Kṛṣṇa Steals the Garments of the Unmarried Gopīs
Chapter 2348v
The Brāhmaṇas’ Wives Blessed
Chapter 2437v
Worshiping Govardhana Hill
Chapter 2533v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Lifts Govardhana Hill
Chapter 2625v
Wonderful Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 2727v
Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers
Chapter 2817v
Kṛṣṇa Rescues Nanda Mahārāja from the Abode of Varuṇa
Chapter 2944v
Kṛṣṇa and the Gopīs Meet for the Rāsa Dance
Chapter 3043v
The Gopīs Search for Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 3119v
The Gopīs’ Songs of Separation
Chapter 3221v
The Reunion
Chapter 3338v
The Rāsa Dance
Chapter 3431v
Nanda Mahārāja Saved and Śaṅkhacūḍa Slain
Chapter 3513v
The Gopīs Sing of Kṛṣṇa as He Wanders in the Forest
Chapter 3638v
The Slaying of Ariṣṭā, the Bull Demon
Chapter 3726v
The Killing of the Demons Keśi and Vyoma
Chapter 3837v
Akrūra’s Arrival in Vṛndāvana
Chapter 3946v
Akrūra’s Vision
Chapter 4028v
The Prayers of Akrūra
Chapter 4149v
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā
Chapter 4234v
The Breaking of the Sacrificial Bow
Chapter 4338v
Kṛṣṇa Kills the Elephant Kuvalayāpīḍa
Chapter 4449v
The Killing of Kaṁsa
Chapter 4544v
Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son
Chapter 4644v
Uddhava Visits Vṛndāvana
Chapter 4767v
The Song of the Bee
Chapter 4834v
Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees
Chapter 4929v
Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura
Chapter 5045v
Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
Chapter 5154v
The Deliverance of Mucukunda
Chapter 5243v
Rukmiṇī’s Message to Lord Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 5347v
Kṛṣṇa Kidnaps Rukmiṇī
Chapter 5459v
The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
Chapter 5538v
The History of Pradyumna
Chapter 5642v
The Syamantaka Jewel
Chapter 5739v
Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned
Chapter 5856v
Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
Chapter 5941v
The Killing of the Demon Naraka
Chapter 6055v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Teases Queen Rukmiṇī.
Chapter 6136v
Lord Balarāma Slays Rukmī
Chapter 6229v
The Meeting of Ūṣā and Aniruddha
Chapter 6350v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Fights with Bāṇāsura
Chapter 6440v
The Deliverance of King Nṛga
Chapter 6530v
Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
Chapter 6638v
Pauṇḍraka, the False Vāsudeva
Chapter 6724v
Lord Balarāma Slays Dvivida Gorilla
Chapter 6849v
The Marriage of Sāmba
Chapter 6934v
Nārada Muni Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Palaces in Dvārakā
Chapter 7044v
Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Daily Activities
Chapter 7142v
The Lord Travels to Indraprastha
Chapter 7244v
The Slaying of the Demon Jarāsandha
Chapter 7329v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Blesses the Liberated Kings
Chapter 7446v
The Deliverance of Śiśupāla at the Rājasūya Sacrifice
Chapter 7534v
Duryodhana Humiliated
Chapter 7629v
The Battle Between Śālva and the Vṛṣṇis
Chapter 7735v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Slays the Demon Śālva
Chapter 7834v
The Killing of Dantavakra, Vidūratha and Romaharṣaṇa
Chapter 7926v
Lord Balarāma Goes on Pilgrimage
Chapter 8039v
The Brāhmaṇa Sudāmā Visits Lord Kṛṣṇa in Dvārakā
Chapter 8134v
The Lord Blesses Sudāmā Brāhmaṇa
Chapter 8239v
Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Meet the Inhabitants of Vṛndāvana
Chapter 8338v
Draupadī Meets the Queens of Kṛṣṇa
Chapter 8462v
The Sages’ Teachings at Kurukṣetra
Chapter 8553v
Lord Kṛṣṇa Instructs Vasudeva and Retrieves Devakī’s Sons
Chapter 8656v
Arjuna Kidnaps Subhadrā, and Kṛṣṇa Blesses His Devotees
Chapter 8749v
The Prayers of the Personified Vedas
Chapter 8836v
Lord Śiva Saved from Vṛkāsura
Chapter 8952v
Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna Retrieve a Brāhmaṇa’s Sons
Chapter 9042v
Summary of Lord Kṛṣṇa’s Glories
Canto 10, Chapter 14
Brahmā’s Prayers to Lord Kṛṣṇa
Verse 49 (SB 10.14.49)
SB 10.14.49 • मूल श्लोक
श्रीराजोवाच ब्रह्मन् परोद्भवे कृष्णे इयान् प्रेमा कथं भवेत् । योऽभूतपूर्वस्तोकेषु स्वोद्भवेष्वपि कथ्यताम् ॥ ४९ ॥
Transliteration
śrī-rājovāca brahman parodbhave kṛṣṇe iyān premā kathaṁ bhavet yo ’bhūta-pūrvas tokeṣu svodbhaveṣv api kathyatām
Synonyms (Word-for-Word)
śrī-rājā uvāca — the King said; brahman — O brāhmaṇa, Śukadeva; para-udbhave — for the offspring of another; kṛṣṇe — Lord Kṛṣṇa; iyān — so much; premā — love; katham — how; bhavet — can be; yaḥ — which; abhūta-pūrvaḥ — unprecedented; tokeṣu — for the children; sva-udbhaveṣu — their own offspring; api — even; kathyatām — please explain.
Translation
“King Parīkṣit said: O brāhmaṇa, how could the cowherd women have developed for Kṛṣṇa, someone else’s son, such unprecedented pure love — love they never felt even for their own children? Please explain this.”