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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 8: Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved
1.8.131.8.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.8.14

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.8.11inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

अन्त:स्थ: सर्वभूतानामात्मा योगेश्वरोहरि: ।

स्वमाययावृणोद्गर्भं वैराट्या: कुरुतन्तवे ॥ १४ ॥

antaḥsthaḥ sarva-bhūtānām

ātmā yogeśvaro hariḥ

sva-māyayāvṛṇod garbhaṁ

vairāṭyāḥ kuru-tantave

Translation

The Lord of supreme mysticism, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, resides within everyone’s heart as the Paramātmā. As such, just to protect the progeny of the Kuru dynasty, He covered the embryo of Uttarā by His personal energy.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Protects from Within

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Lord of supreme mysticism, resides simultaneously in everyone’s heart and even within atoms as Paramātmā, His plenary portion.

  2. 2

    From within Uttarā’s body, He covered the embryo with His personal energy. In this way He saved Mahārāja Parīkṣit.

  3. 3

    This protection preserved the descendants of Mahārāja Kuru. Both the families of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Pāṇḍu belonged to that dynasty.

Key points from the purport
  • The Lord of supreme mysticism can simultaneously reside within everyone’s heart, or even within the atoms, by His Paramātmā feature, His plenary portion.
  • Therefore, from within the body of Uttarā He covered the embryo to save Mahārāja Parīkṣit and protect the progeny of Mahārāja Kuru, of whom King Pāṇḍu was also a descendant.
  • Both the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and those of Pāṇḍu belonged to the same dynasty of Mahārāja Kuru; therefore both of them were generally known as Kurus.

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

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 8: Prayers by Queen Kuntī and Parīkṣit Saved

Kṛṣṇa protects Parīkṣit, Kuntī prays for undivided attraction to Him, and Yudhiṣṭhira grieves.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.8
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. antaḥsthaḥbeing within
  2. sarvaall
  3. bhūtānāmof the living beings
  4. ātmāsoul
  5. yoga-īśvaraḥthe Lord of all mysticism
  6. hariḥthe Supreme Lord
  7. sva-māyayāby the personal energy
  8. āvṛṇotcovered
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 1.8

    In this verse: “protect”, “protection”, “saved”

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Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How does remembering the Lord’s presence within everyone affect my view of others?

Practice

When meeting someone today, quietly remember that the Lord resides within that person’s heart.

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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 1.8's connections

Live this todayThe Lord Protects from WithinThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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