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Canto 1 · Chapter 9: The Passing Away of Bhīṣmadeva in the Presence of Lord Kṛṣṇa

1.9.46 1.9.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 1.9.47

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:Sūta Gosvāmīsince 1.9.43inside 1 frame: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at Naimiṣāraṇya

तुष्टुवुर्मुनयो हृष्टा: कृष्णं तद्गुह्यनामभि: ।

ततस्ते कृष्णहृदया: स्वाश्रमान् प्रययु: पुन: ॥ ४७ ॥

tuṣṭuvur munayo hṛṣṭāḥ

kṛṣṇaṁ tad-guhya-nāmabhiḥ

tatas te kṛṣṇa-hṛdayāḥ

svāśramān prayayuḥ punaḥ

Translation

All the great sages then glorified Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa, who was present there, by confidential Vedic hymns. Then all of them returned to their respective hermitages, bearing always Lord Kṛṣṇa within their hearts.

Read Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport on Vedabase.io

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Keep Lord Kṛṣṇa Within Your Heart

1
The devotees are always in the Lord’s heart, and the Lord is always in theirs. Through pure love and devotion, they always see Him within themselves.
2
The Lord personally attends to His devotees’ welfare and guides them on the right path. In this sweet relationship, He also voluntarily places Himself under their care.
3
The sages chanted Vedic hymns to please Lord Kṛṣṇa and returned to their hermitages bearing Him in their hearts. All the Vedas seek Him, and all their hymns are meant to glorify Him.

Key points from the purport

The devotees of the Lord are always in the heart of the Lord, and the Lord is always in the hearts of the devotees.
The devotees, therefore, are under the direct care of the Lord.
So all the sages, headed by Vyāsadeva, were devotees of the Lord, and therefore they chanted the Vedic hymns after the funeral ceremony just to please the Lord, who was present there personally.

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 1.9.47 quotesBG 15.15

This is confirmed in the Bhagavad-gītā (15.15).

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

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

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

Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

tuṣṭuvuḥsatisfied
munayaḥthe great sages, headed by Vyāsadeva, etc.
hṛṣṭāḥall in a happy mood
kṛṣṇamunto Lord Kṛṣṇa, the Personality of Godhead
tatHis
guhyaconfidential
nāmabhiḥby His holy name, etc.
tataḥthereafter

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
Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting
Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 1.9
In this verse: “glorified”, “chanted”, “glorify”
Bhakti · Devotion and loving service
How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 1.9
In this verse: “devotion”, “devotees”
Prema · Transcendental love
The intimacy and sweetness of devotion to Kṛṣṇa. · Theme in SB 1.9
In this verse: “love”, “sweet”

Chapter themes come from the story phase this chapter belongs to.

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

How can I make pleasing Lord Kṛṣṇa the purpose of my devotional service?

Practice

Take one quiet minute to glorify Lord Kṛṣṇa, with the intention of pleasing Him.

The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKeep Lord Kṛṣṇa Within Your HeartThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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