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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 26: Wonderful Kṛṣṇa
10.26.1810.26.20

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.26.19

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Nanda Mahārājasince 10.26.15inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

एष व: श्रेय आधास्यद् गोपगोकुलनन्दन: । अनेन सर्वदुर्गाणि यूयमञ्जस्तरिष्यथ ॥ १९ ॥

eṣa vaḥ śreya ādhāsyad

gopa-gokula-nandanaḥ

anena sarva-durgāṇi

yūyam añjas tariṣyatha

Translation

To increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula, this child will always act auspiciously for you. And by His grace only, you will surpass all difficulties.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa’s Grace Carries His People Through

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa would increase the transcendental bliss of the cowherd men of Gokula.

  2. 2

    Garga Muni assured them that this child would always act auspiciously for them.

  3. 3

    They would surpass all difficulties by His grace only. The assurance directs attention to dependence on Kṛṣṇa’s grace.

How it feels

Attraction and threat → Joy and trust. The pastoral world becomes the setting for protection and love.

Chapters 20–28 of Canto 10: Forest seasons, flute and Govardhana. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 26: Wonderful Kṛṣṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Garga Muni had predicted that Kṛṣṇa would prevent all sorts of catastrophes in Gokula, spread unlimited auspiciousness, and increase the ecstasy of the cowherd men and women. In a previous age He had provided protection for the saintly brāhmaṇas when they were harassed by low-class dacoits and there was no proper ruler in society.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.26
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. eṣaḥthis child
  2. vaḥfor all of you people
  3. śreyaḥ ādhāsyatwill act all-auspiciously
  4. gopa-gokula-nandanaḥjust like a cowherd boy born in a family of cowherd men as the son of the estate of Gokula
  5. anenaby Him
  6. sarva-durgāṇiall kinds of miserable conditions
  7. yūyamall of you
  8. añjaḥeasily
  9. tariṣyathawill overcome
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “child”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “grace”

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

What does dependence on Kṛṣṇa’s grace mean to you when facing difficulty?

Practice

Bring one present difficulty before Kṛṣṇa in a brief prayer asking for His grace.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa’s Grace Carries His People ThroughThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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