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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 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa
1.9.91.9.11

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.9.10

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.9.1inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

कृष्णं च तत्प्रभावज्ञ आसीनं जगदीश्वरम् ।

हृदिस्थं पूजयामास माययोपात्तविग्रहम् ॥ १० ॥

kṛṣṇaṁ ca tat-prabhāva-jña

āsīnaṁ jagad-īśvaram

hṛdi-sthaṁ pūjayām āsa

māyayopātta-vigraham

Translation

Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa is situated in everyone’s heart, yet He manifests His transcendental form by His internal potency. This very Lord was sitting before Bhīṣmadeva, and since Bhīṣmadeva knew of His glories, he worshiped Him duly.

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

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa’s Eternal Form Transcends Material Energy

  1. 1

    The Lord displays His unlimited power by being present everywhere simultaneously. He remains in Goloka Vṛndāvana while also dwelling in every heart and every invisible atom.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa manifests His eternal, transcendental form through His internal potency. Material energy has nothing to do with that eternal form.

  3. 3

    The same Lord was sitting before Bhīṣmadeva. Knowing His glories, Bhīṣmadeva worshiped Him accordingly.

Key points from the purport
  • When He manifests His eternal transcendental form in the material world, He does so by His internal potency.
  • The external potency, or the material energy, has nothing to do with His eternal form.
  • All these truths were known to Śrī Bhīṣmadeva, who worshiped Him accordingly.

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 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

Bhīṣmadeva instructs Yudhiṣṭhira and fixes his attention on Kṛṣṇa as he prepares to pass away.

Back to this verse in chapter 1.9
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇamunto Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa
  2. caalso
  3. tatof Him
  4. prabhāva-jñaḥthe knower of the glories (Bhīṣma)
  5. āsīnamsitting
  6. jagat-īśvaramthe Lord of the universe
  7. hṛdi-sthamsituated in the heart
  8. pūjayām āsaworshiped
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “worshiped”

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 1.9

    In this verse: “material”

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 does knowing that Kṛṣṇa is present in my heart affect the way I worship Him?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer to Kṛṣṇa, remembering His eternal form and His presence in your heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Eternal Form Transcends Material EnergyThis 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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