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  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
1.10.61.10.8

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.10.7

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.10.2inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

उषित्वा हास्तिनपुरे मासान् कतिपयान् हरि: ।

सुहृदां च विशोकाय स्वसुश्च प्रियकाम्यया ॥ ७ ॥

uṣitvā hāstinapure

māsān katipayān hariḥ

suhṛdāṁ ca viśokāya

svasuś ca priya-kāmyayā

Translation

Śrī Hari, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, resided at Hastināpura for a few months to pacify His relatives and please His own sister [Subhadrā].

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Tenderly Cares for His Devotees

  1. 1

    Although Lord Kṛṣṇa was to depart for Dvārakā, He remained at Hastināpura for a few months. He honored Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira’s request and showed special mercy to Bhīṣmadeva.

  2. 2

    He stayed especially to pacify the grieving King and please His sister Subhadrā. She was mourning the loss of her only son, Abhimanyu.

  3. 3

    The Lord is always pleased to satisfy His devotees in any capacity. Only His devotees can take the roles of His relatives.

Key points from the purport
  • Kṛṣṇa was to start for Dvārakā, His own kingdom, after the Battle of Kurukṣetra and Yudhiṣṭhira’s being enthroned, but to oblige the request of Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira and to show special mercy to Bhīṣmadeva, Lord Kṛṣṇa stopped at Hastināpura, the capital of the Pāṇḍavas.
  • The Lord decided to stay especially to pacify the aggrieved King as well as to please Subhadrā, sister of Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • The Lord is always pleased to satisfy His devotees in any capacity.

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. uṣitvāstaying
  2. hāstinapurein the city of Hastināpura
  3. māsānmonths
  4. katipayāna few
  5. hariḥLord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  6. suhṛdāmrelatives
  7. caalso
  8. viśokāyafor pacifying them
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “devotees”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.10

    In this verse: “king”

  • 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

What does Kṛṣṇa’s willingness to stay with His grieving devotees teach me about His care?

Practice

Spend a few unhurried minutes listening to someone who is grieving or troubled.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Śrīla Prabhupāda speaks

His recorded lectures on this verse, and the talks where he quotes it.

1 lecture given on it. Recordings and transcripts on prabhupada.io.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Tenderly Cares for His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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