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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 16: Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya
10.16.6010.16.62

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.16.61

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.16.60inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

य एतत् संस्मरेन्मर्त्यस्तुभ्यं मदनुशासनम् ।

कीर्तयन्नुभयो: सन्ध्योर्न युष्मद् भयमाप्नुयात् ॥ ६१ ॥

ya etat saṁsmaren martyas

tubhyaṁ mad-anuśāsanam

kīrtayann ubhayoḥ sandhyor

na yuṣmad bhayam āpnuyāt

Translation

If a mortal being attentively remembers My command to you — to leave Vṛndāvana and go to the ocean — and narrates this account at sunrise and sunset, he will never be afraid of you.

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

From Canto 10, chapter 14 onward, the translation and purports were completed by Śrīla Prabhupāda's disciples after his departure, and published by the Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Remember and Narrate Kṛṣṇa’s Command

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa instructed Kāliya to leave Vṛndāvana and go to the ocean.

  2. 2

    He spoke of attentively remembering this command and narrating the account at sunrise and sunset.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa promised that a mortal who does so will never be afraid of Kāliya.

How it feels

Peril and pride → Friendship and humility. Divinity is revealed amid intimate childhood play.

Chapters 12–19 of Canto 10: Childhood dangers and Brahmā's amazement. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 16: Kṛṣṇa Chastises the Serpent Kāliya

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Then Kāliya, in a distressed voice, acknowledged the offense he had committed, and finally he offered Kṛṣṇa many prayers and said he was ready to accept His command. Kṛṣṇa told him to leave the Yamunā lake with his family and return to Ramaṇaka Island.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.16
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. yaḥwho
  2. etatthis
  3. saṁsmaretremembers
  4. martyaḥa mortal
  5. tubhyamto you
  6. matMy
  7. anuśāsanamcommand
  8. kīrtayanchanting
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.16

    In this verse: “afraid”

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

4

Live it

Take one thing from this verse into your day.

Ask yourself

What would help you remember Kṛṣṇa’s words more attentively?

Practice

At the next sunrise or sunset, attentively recount Kṛṣṇa’s command that Kāliya leave Vṛndāvana for the ocean.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayRemember and Narrate Kṛṣṇa’s CommandThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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