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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 15: The Pāṇḍavas Retire Timely
1.15.111.15.13

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.15.12

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

यत्तेजसाथ भगवान् युधि शूलपाणि-

र्विस्मापित: सगिरिजोऽस्त्रमदान्निजं मे ।

अन्येऽपि चाहममुनैव कलेवरेण

प्राप्तो महेन्द्रभवने महदासनार्धम् ॥ १२ ॥

yat-tejasātha bhagavān yudhi śūla-pāṇir

vismāpitaḥ sagirijo ’stram adān nijaṁ me

anye ’pi cāham amunaiva kalevareṇa

prāpto mahendra-bhavane mahad-āsanārdham

Translation

It was by His influence only that in a fight I was able to astonish the personality of god Lord Śiva and his wife, the daughter of Mount Himālaya. Thus he [Lord Śiva] became pleased with me and awarded me his own weapon. Other demigods also delivered their respective weapons to me, and in addition I was able to reach the heavenly planets in this present body and was allowed a half-elevated seat.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

All Favors Come Through Kṛṣṇa’s Grace

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    By the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, all the demigods, including Lord Śiva, were pleased with Arjuna. One can achieve all favors simply by pleasing the Supreme Lord.

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    Devotees of the Supreme Lord know how to respect the demigods without considering them equal to Him. Favor from a demigod does not necessarily mean favor from Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    The benefits of demigod worship are partial and perishable, and heavenly enjoyment ends when the results of pious acts are exhausted. Arjuna’s entry into heaven in his present body was possible simply by the Lord’s grace.

Key points from the purport
  • By the grace of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, all the demigods, including Lord Śiva, were pleased with Arjuna.
  • Arjuna was allowed to enter into the heavenly planets in the selfsame body simply by the grace of the Lord, otherwise it is not possible to do so.
  • Above the heavenly planets there are many other planets also, which only those who are influenced by goodness can reach.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 1.15.12 quotesBG 9.21

And as stated in the Bhagavad-gītā (9.21), when the reactions of such pious acts are spent, the enjoyer is again degraded to this earthly planet.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

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. yatby whose
  2. tejasāby influence
  3. athaat one time
  4. bhagavānthe personality of god (Lord Śiva)
  5. yudhiin the battle
  6. śūla-pāṇiḥone who has a trident in his hand
  7. vismāpitaḥastonished
  8. sa-girijaḥalong with the daughter of the Himālaya Mountains
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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: “devotees”, “worship”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 1.15

    In this verse: “grace”, “favors”

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

Am I seeking temporary benefits, or making pleasing Kṛṣṇa my goal?

Practice

Before one devotional activity today, pause and make pleasing Kṛṣṇa your intention.

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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 todayAll Favors Come Through Kṛṣṇa’s GraceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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