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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
10.26.2010.26.22

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.26.21

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

य एतस्मिन् महाभागे प्रीतिं कुर्वन्ति मानवा:

। नारयोऽभिभवन्त्येतान् विष्णुपक्षानिवासुरा: ॥ २१ ॥

ya etasmin mahā-bhāge

prītiṁ kurvanti mānavāḥ

nārayo ’bhibhavanty etān

viṣṇu-pakṣān ivāsurāḥ

Translation

Demons cannot harm the demigods, who always have Lord Viṣṇu on their side. Similarly, any person or group attached to all-auspicious Kṛṣṇa cannot be defeated by enemies.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Attachment to Kṛṣṇa Protects His Devotees

  1. 1

    Just as demons cannot harm the demigods who have Lord Viṣṇu on their side, enemies cannot defeat those attached to all-auspicious Kṛṣṇa.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Prabhupāda indicates that, just as Kaṁsa could not defeat Lord Kṛṣṇa’s associates, demoniac opponents will not defeat His modern-day devotees.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s devotees will also not be defeated by their internal enemies—the lusty, materialistic senses.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Prabhupāda has especially indicated in this connection that just as Lord Kṛṣṇa’s associates could not be defeated by Kaṁsa, so His modern-day devotees will not be defeated by their demoniac opponents, nor will the Lord’s devotees be defeated by the internal enemies — the lusty, materialistic senses.

The purport's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

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:

As the demons in the higher planets can never defeat the demigods who have Lord Viṣṇu on their side, no enemy can ever defeat those who love Kṛṣṇa. In His affinity for His devotees and in His opulence and power, Kṛṣṇa is just like Lord Nārāyaṇa Himself.
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. yethose persons who
  2. etasminunto this child
  3. mahā-bhāgemost auspicious
  4. prītimaffection
  5. kurvantiexecute
  6. mānavāḥsuch persons
  7. nanot
  8. arayaḥtheir enemies
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “attached”, “lusty”, “materialistic”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.26

    In this verse: “devotees”

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

Which internal struggle reminds me of my need to strengthen my attachment to Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

When a material desire pulls at you today, pause and remember the protection of all-auspicious Kṛṣṇa.

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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 10.26's connections

Live this todayAttachment to Kṛṣṇa Protects His DevoteesThis 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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