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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 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.25

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

देवर्षिर्मे प्रियतमो यदिमौ धनदात्मजौ ।

तत्तथा साधयिष्यामि यद् गीतं तन्महात्मना ॥ २५ ॥

devarṣir me priyatamo

yad imau dhanadātmajau

tat tathā sādhayiṣyāmi

yad gītaṁ tan mahātmanā

Translation

“Although these two young men are the sons of the very rich Kuvera and I have nothing to do with them, Devarṣi Nārada is My very dear and affectionate devotee, and therefore because he wanted Me to come face to face with them, I must do so for their deliverance.”

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Approach Kṛṣṇa Through His Devotee’s Favor

  1. 1

    Wealth, learning and aristocratic birth do not enable one to see the Supreme Personality of Godhead face to face.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa wanted to deliver Nalakūvara and Maṇigrīva because His very dear devotee Nārada Muni desired it.

  3. 3

    Without a devotee’s favor, one cannot directly approach Kṛṣṇa or engage in His service. Our first business is to seek shelter of a bona fide spiritual master.

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