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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 15: The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely
1.15.101.15.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.15.11

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Arjunasince 1.15.5inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

यो नो जुगोप वन एत्य दुरन्तकृच्छ्राद्

दुर्वाससोऽरिरचितादयुताग्रभुग् य: ।

शाकान्नशिष्टमुपयुज्य यतस्त्रिलोकीं

तृप्ताममंस्त सलिले विनिमग्नसङ्घ: ॥ ११ ॥

yo no jugopa vana etya duranta-kṛcchrād

durvāsaso ’ri-racitād ayutāgra-bhug yaḥ

śākānna-śiṣṭam upayujya yatas tri-lokīṁ

tṛptām amaṁsta salile vinimagna-saṅghaḥ

Translation

During our exile, Durvāsā Muni, who eats with his ten thousand disciples, intrigued with our enemies to put us in dangerous trouble. At that time He [Lord Kṛṣṇa], simply by accepting the remnants of food, saved us. By His accepting food thus, the assembly of munis, while bathing in the river, felt sumptuously fed. And all the three worlds were also satisfied.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Satisfying Kṛṣṇa Satisfies Everyone

  1. 1

    When devotees are put into difficulty, they have an opportunity to remember the Lord with rapt attention. In her dangerous situation, Draupadī thought of Lord Kṛṣṇa, and He came to help.

  2. 2

    By accepting a tiny particle of vegetable, Kṛṣṇa satisfied Durvāsā Muni and his disciples, along with all three worlds. This shows that the Lord is the greatest mystic, known as Yogeśvara.

  3. 3

    Every householder should offer food to the Lord. Satisfying Him is the way of devotional service, and through His satisfaction others are satisfied.

Key points from the purport
  • Duryodhana knew that after Draupadī’s dinner it would be impossible for Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira to receive such a large number of brāhmaṇa guests, and thus the ṛṣi would be annoyed and would create some trouble for his cousin Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira.
  • On her being so requested by the Lord, Draupadī was sorrowful because the Supreme Lord asked her for some food and she was unable to supply it at that time.
  • After doing so, the Lord asked Draupadī to call for her guests, the company of Durvāsā.

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 15: The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely

Arjuna grieves over Kṛṣṇa’s departure, and the Pāṇḍavas retire, fixing their minds on His lotus feet.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.15
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥone who
  2. naḥus
  3. jugopagave protection
  4. vaneforest
  5. etyagetting in
  6. durantadangerously
  7. kṛcchrāttrouble
  8. durvāsasaḥof Durvāsā Muni
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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 1.15

    In this verse: “devotional service”, “devotees”

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 1.15

    In this verse: “dangerous”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 1.15

    In this verse: “saved”

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

When difficulties arise, how can I turn my attention toward Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Today, make a small offering of food to Lord Kṛṣṇa with devotion.

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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 1.15's connections

Live this todaySatisfying Kṛṣṇa Satisfies EveryoneThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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