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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 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished
1.7.281.7.30

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.7.29

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.7.29inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

सूत उवाच

श्रुत्वा भगवता प्रोक्तं फाल्गुन: परवीरहा ।

स्पृष्ट्वापस्तं परिक्रम्य ब्राह्मं ब्राह्मास्त्रं सन्दधे ॥ २९ ॥

sūta uvāca

śrutvā bhagavatā proktaṁ

phālgunaḥ para-vīra-hā

spṛṣṭvāpas taṁ parikramya

brāhmaṁ brāhmāstraṁ sandadhe

Translation

Śrī Sūta Gosvāmī said: Hearing this from the Personality of Godhead, Arjuna touched water for purification, and after circumambulating Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, he cast his brahmāstra weapon to counteract the other one.

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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.

Hear and Act With Reverence

  1. 1

    Arjuna first heard the instruction of the Personality of Godhead. His action followed that instruction.

  2. 2

    Before releasing his weapon, Arjuna touched water for purification and circumambulated Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa.

  3. 3

    Arjuna then cast his brahmāstra to counteract the other weapon. He joined decisive action with reverence for the Lord.

How it feels

Grief → Trust. Violence and bereavement make Kṛṣṇa's protective presence precious.

Chapters 7–9 of Canto 1: Postwar anguish, Kuntī and Bhīṣma. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished

Vyāsadeva compiles Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam; Arjuna captures Aśvatthāmā, and Kṛṣṇa addresses the question of his punishment.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.7
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. sūtaḥSūta Gosvāmī
  2. uvācasaid
  3. śrutvāafter hearing
  4. bhagavatāby the Personality of Godhead
  5. proktamwhat was said
  6. phālgunaḥanother name of Śrī Arjuna
  7. para-vīra-hāthe killer of the opposing warrior
  8. spṛṣṭvāafter touching
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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

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “hearing”, “heard”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 1.7

    In this verse: “purification”

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

How can I give attentive hearing and reverence a place in my service to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Before one act of devotional service today, pause to remember Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa respectfully.

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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 todayHear and Act With ReverenceThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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