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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa
10.11.2310.11.25

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.11.24

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.11.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मुक्त: कथञ्चिद्‌राक्षस्या बालघ्‍न्या बालको ह्यसौ ।

हरेरनुग्रहान्नूनमनश्चोपरि नापतत् ॥ २४ ॥

muktaḥ kathañcid rākṣasyā

bāla-ghnyā bālako hy asau

harer anugrahān nūnam

anaś copari nāpatat

Translation

The child Kṛṣṇa, simply by the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, was somehow or other rescued from the hands of the Rākṣasī Pūtanā, who was determined to kill Him. Then, again by the mercy of the Supreme Godhead, the handcart missed falling upon the child.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remembering the Supreme Lord’s Mercy

  1. 1

    The Rākṣasī Pūtanā was determined to kill the child Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    The speaker remembered Kṛṣṇa’s rescue as the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    The handcart also missed falling upon the child, again attributed to the Supreme Godhead’s mercy.

How it feels

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 11: The Childhood Pastimes of Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Anyway, Nanda Mahārāja immediately released Kṛṣṇa from the ropes. In this way, Kṛṣṇa, at every day and every moment, displayed wonderful incidents to increase the parental affection of Nanda Mahārāja and Yaśodā, who thus felt both surprise and joy.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.11
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. muktaḥwas delivered
  2. kathañcitsomehow or other
  3. rākṣasyāḥfrom the hands of the Rākṣasī Pūtanā
  4. bāla-ghnyāḥwho was determined to kill small children
  5. bālakaḥespecially the child Kṛṣṇa
  6. hibecause
  7. asauHe
  8. hareḥ anugrahātby the mercy of the Supreme Personality of Godhead
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “rescued”, “rescue”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “mercy”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.11

    In this verse: “child”

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

Do I pause to remember the Supreme Lord’s mercy when reflecting on protection from danger?

Practice

Reread the verse and offer a brief prayer of gratitude for the Supreme Lord’s mercy.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.11's connections

Live this todayRemembering the Supreme Lord’s MercyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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