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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 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa
1.14.81.14.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.14.9

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhirasince 1.14.6inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

यस्मान्न: सम्पदो राज्यं दारा: प्राणा: कुलं प्रजा: ।

आसन्सपत्नविजयो लोकाश्च यदनुग्रहात् ॥ ९ ॥

yasmān naḥ sampado rājyaṁ

dārāḥ prāṇāḥ kulaṁ prajāḥ

āsan sapatna-vijayo

lokāś ca yad-anugrahāt

Translation

From Him only, all our kingly opulence, good wives, lives, progeny, control over our subjects, victory over our enemies, and future accommodations in higher planets have become possible. All this is due to His causeless mercy upon us.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Success Depends on the Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira attributed his kingdom, family, life and victories to the Lord’s causeless mercy.

  2. 2

    Personal labor is necessary, but labor alone cannot ensure success. Even prosperity gained through personal effort depends on the Supreme Lord’s benediction.

  3. 3

    The ultimate sanction for success rests with the Supreme Lord. Anyone who succeeds should feel grateful to Him for what has been achieved.

Key points from the purport
  • Material prosperity consists of a good wife, good home, sufficient land, good children, aristocratic family relations, victory over competitors and, by pious work, attainment of accommodations in the higher celestial planets for better facilities of material amenities.
  • Prosperity earned by one’s personal endeavor also depends on the mercy of the Lord.
  • The modernized man of Kali-yuga believes in personal endeavor and denies the benediction of the Supreme 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

Bereavement → Renunciation. The worldly support system recedes and attachment is exposed.

Chapters 13–15 of Canto 1: Dhṛtarāṣṭra departs; Kṛṣṇa disappears; Pāṇḍavas retire. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 14: The Disappearance of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Yudhiṣṭhira observes disturbing omens and questions Arjuna about Kṛṣṇa and their relatives.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.14
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yasmātfrom whom
  2. naḥour
  3. sampadaḥopulence
  4. rājyamkingdom
  5. dārāḥgood wives
  6. prāṇāḥexistence of life
  7. kulamdynasty
  8. prajāḥsubjects
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “mercy”, “causeless”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 1.14

    In this verse: “kingly”, “kingdom”

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

Which achievement have I credited only to my own effort?

Practice

Name one success and offer the Lord a simple expression of gratitude for His mercy.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todaySuccess Depends on the Lord’s MercyThis 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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