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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 27: Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers
10.27.510.27.7

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.27.6

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:King Indrasince 10.27.4inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

पिता गुरुस्त्वं जगतामधीशोदुरत्यय: काल उपात्तदण्ड: । हिताय चेच्छातनुभि: समीहसेमानं विधुन्वन् जगदीशमानिनाम् ॥ ६ ॥

pitā gurus tvaṁ jagatām adhīśo

duratyayaḥ kāla upātta-daṇḍaḥ

hitāya cecchā-tanubhiḥ samīhase

mānaṁ vidhunvan jagad-īśa-māninām

Translation

You are the father and spiritual master of this entire universe, and also its supreme controller. You are insurmountable time, imposing punishment upon the sinful for their own benefit. Indeed, in Your various incarnations, selected by Your own free will, You act decisively to remove the false pride of those who presume themselves masters of this world.

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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.

The Lord’s Correction Is Merciful

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the father, spiritual master and supreme controller of the entire universe. His protection of religion and correction of wrongdoing benefit everyone.

  2. 2

    The Lord corrects living beings through nature and directly through His freely chosen incarnations. As insurmountable time, He also curbs attempts to establish the kingdom of God without God.

  3. 3

    The Lord’s efforts to rectify our misbehavior express His mercy and fatherly vigilance. He removes the false pride of those who presume themselves masters of the world.

Key points from the purport
  • Lord Kṛṣṇa protects religion and chastises the wicked for the benefit of the entire universe.
  • But whether Lord Kṛṣṇa punishes them indirectly through nature or directly in His incarnations, as mentioned here, He has a perfect right to do so because He is the father, spiritual master and supreme ruler of the entire universe.
  • Another way He curbs down the false attempts of the conditioned souls to establish the kingdom of God without God is through His feature as insurmountable time.

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 27: Lord Indra and Mother Surabhi Offer Prayers

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

By this means He crushes the false prestige of those who presume themselves great controllers. Indra went on to declare that Kṛṣṇa is the father, guru and Lord of all living entities, and that in the form of time He is the agent of their punishment.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.27
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. pitāthe father
  2. guruḥthe spiritual master
  3. tvamYou
  4. jagatāmof the entire universe
  5. adhīśaḥthe supreme controller
  6. duratyayaḥinsurmountable
  7. kālaḥtime
  8. upāttawielding
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Dainya · Humility

    Ego yields to insight, service and surrender. · Theme in SB 10.27

    In this verse: “pride”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.27

    In this verse: “father”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.27

    In this verse: “sinful”

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

Am I willing to accept correction rather than defend my false pride?

Practice

Identify one instance of your own misbehavior today and take one concrete step to correct it.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord’s Correction Is MercifulThis 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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