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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 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit
1.12.91.12.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.12.10

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.12.4inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

अस्त्रतेज: स्वगदया नीहारमिव गोपति: ।

विधमन्तं सन्निकर्षे पर्यैक्षत क इत्यसौ ॥ १० ॥

astra-tejaḥ sva-gadayā

nīhāram iva gopatiḥ

vidhamantaṁ sannikarṣe

paryaikṣata ka ity asau

Translation

The Lord was thus engaged in vanquishing the radiation of the brahmāstra, just as the sun evaporates a drop of dew. He was observed by the child, who thought about who He was.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Easily Removes the Danger

  1. 1

    The Lord vanquished the radiation of the brahmāstra.

  2. 2

    His action is compared to the sun evaporating a drop of dew. The terrible danger was easily removed by Him.

  3. 3

    The child observed the Lord and wondered who He was.

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 12: Birth of Emperor Parīkṣit

Parīkṣit’s protection in the womb is recalled, and learned brāhmaṇas predict his qualities at birth.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.12
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. astra-tejaḥradiation of the brahmāstra
  2. sva-gadayāby means of His own club
  3. nīhāramdrops of dew
  4. ivalike
  5. gopatiḥthe sun
  6. vidhamantamthe act of vanishing
  7. sannikarṣenearby
  8. paryaikṣataobserving
  9. kaḥwho
  10. iti asauthis body
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “child”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.12

    In this verse: “danger”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does the comparison with a drop of dew help me appreciate the Lord’s power?

Practice

Read the translation slowly once, then pause to reflect on the Lord removing the danger like the sun evaporating dew.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Easily Removes the DangerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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