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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 10 · Chapter 10: The Deliverance of the Yamala-arjuna Trees
10.10.2710.10.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.10.28

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

तत्र श्रिया परमया ककुभ: स्फुरन्तौ

सिद्धावुपेत्य कुजयोरिव जातवेदा: ।

कृष्णं प्रणम्य

शिरसाखिललोकनाथं

बद्धाञ्जली विरजसाविदमूचतु: स्म ॥ २८ ॥

tatra śriyā paramayā kakubhaḥ sphurantau

siddhāv upetya kujayor iva jāta-vedāḥ

kṛṣṇaṁ praṇamya śirasākhila-loka-nāthaṁ

baddhāñjalī virajasāv idam ūcatuḥ sma

Translation

Thereafter, in that very place where the two arjuna trees had fallen, two great, perfect personalities, who appeared like fire personified, came out of the two trees. The effulgence of their beauty illuminating all directions, with bowed heads they offered obeisances to Kṛṣṇa, and with hands folded they spoke the following words.

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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Offer Respectful Obeisances to Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Two great, perfect personalities emerged from the fallen arjuna trees.

  2. 2

    They appeared like fire personified, and the effulgence of their beauty illuminated all directions.

  3. 3

    They bowed their heads in obeisance to Kṛṣṇa and spoke with folded hands.

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