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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 1 · Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā
1.10.241.10.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.25

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.10.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

यदा ह्यधर्मेण तमोधियो नृपा

जीवन्ति तत्रैष हि सत्त्वत: किल ।

धत्ते भगं सत्यमृतं दयां यशो

भवाय रूपाणि दधद्युगे युगे ॥ २५ ॥

yadā hy adharmeṇa tamo-dhiyo nṛpā

jīvanti tatraiṣa hi sattvataḥ kila

dhatte bhagaṁ satyam ṛtaṁ dayāṁ yaśo

bhavāya rūpāṇi dadhad yuge yuge

Translation

Whenever there are kings and administrators living like animals in the lowest modes of existence, the Lord in His transcendental form manifests His supreme power, the Truth Positive, shows special mercy to the faithful, performs wonderful activities and manifests various transcendental forms as is necessary in different periods and ages.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io
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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Protects His Creation and Devotees

  1. 1

    Everything belongs to the Supreme Lord, and each living being has a right to live at His mercy. We should accept what He awards without encroaching upon the rights of other people or animals.

  2. 2

    Administrators should responsibly carry out the Lord’s will. When they act in ignorance for personal interests, corruption, suffering and persecution of the faithful spread.

  3. 3

    The Lord appears in His transcendental form to restore religious principles, punish wrongdoing and protect the faithful. His extraordinary activities establish that no one is equal to or greater than Him.

Key points from the purport
  • As mentioned above, the cosmic creation is the property of the Supreme Lord.
  • No one should encroach upon the property of the Supreme Lord.
  • Therefore, the earth or any other planet or universe is the absolute property of the Lord.

Śrīla Prabhupāda'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

Longing → Joy and continuity. Departure and welcome coexist; Parīkṣit embodies continuity of grace.

Chapters 10–12 of Canto 1: Kṛṣṇa returns to Dvārakā; Parīkṣit is born. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 10: Departure of Lord Kṛṣṇa for Dvārakā

Kṛṣṇa leaves Hastināpura for Dvārakā amid His relatives’ affection and praise.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.10
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yadāwhenever
  2. hiassuredly
  3. adharmeṇaagainst the principles of God’s will
  4. tamaḥ-dhiyaḥpersons in the lowest material modes
  5. nṛpāḥkings and administrators
  6. jīvantilive like animals
  7. tatrathereupon
  8. eṣaḥHe
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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 1.10

    In this verse: “kings”, “administrators”

  • Dharma · Duty and righteous conduct

    Right action as duty, responsibility and devotion. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “religious”, “principles”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

How would remembering the Lord’s ownership change the way I use shared resources?

Practice

When using a shared resource today, take only what you need and leave enough for others, remembering that it belongs to the Lord.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 1.10's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Protects His Creation and DevoteesThis 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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