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Canto 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
10.10.2310.10.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.24

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

ऋषेर्भागवतमुख्यस्य सत्यं कर्तुं वचो हरि: ।

जगाम शनकैस्तत्र यत्रास्तां यमलार्जुनौ ॥ २४ ॥

ṛṣer bhāgavata-mukhyasya

satyaṁ kartuṁ vaco hariḥ

jagāma śanakais tatra

yatrāstāṁ yamalārjunau

Translation

The Supreme Personality of Godhead, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, to fulfill the truthfulness of the words of the greatest devotee, Nārada, slowly went to that spot where the twin arjuna trees were standing.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Kṛṣṇa Honors His Devotee’s Words

  1. 1

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  2. 2

    He went to fulfill the truthfulness of the words of Nārada, the greatest devotee.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa slowly approached the spot where the twin arjuna trees stood.

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