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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 28: Kṛṣṇa Rescues Nanda Mahārāja from the Abode of Varuṇa
10.28.1310.28.15

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.28.14

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.28.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इति सञ्चिन्त्य भगवान् महाकारुणिको हरि: । दर्शयामास लोकं स्वं गोपानां तमस: परम् ॥ १४ ॥

iti sañcintya bhagavān

mahā-kāruṇiko hariḥ

darśayām āsa lokaṁ svaṁ

gopānāṁ tamasaḥ param

Translation

Thus deeply considering the situation, the all-merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari revealed to the cowherd men His abode, which is beyond material darkness.

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.

The Merciful Lord Reveals His Abode

  1. 1

    The all-merciful Supreme Personality of Godhead Hari revealed His own abode to the cowherd men.

  2. 2

    His abode lies beyond material darkness. The Absolute Truth dwells in His own eternal home.

  3. 3

    We seek homes filled with peace, beauty and comfort. There is no sound reason to deny the Supreme Lord a supremely beautiful and comfortable abode.

Key points from the purport
  • It is clear from this verse that the Absolute Truth dwells in His own eternal abode.
  • Everyone of us tries to live as comfortably as possible, surrounding ourselves with peace and beauty.
  • How can we, in the name of “logic,” begrudge the Supreme Lord, our creator, the supremely beautiful and comfortable abode known by people in general as the kingdom of God?

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 28: Kṛṣṇa Rescues Nanda Mahārāja from the Abode of Varuṇa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

They all thought Kṛṣṇa must be the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and wanted to see His supreme abode. Thereupon the omniscient Personality of Godhead arranged for them to bathe in the same lake where Akrūra would have his vision of the Absolute Truth.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.28
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. itiin these words
  2. sañcintyaconsidering to Himself
  3. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  4. mahā-kāruṇikaḥthe most merciful
  5. hariḥLord Hari
  6. darśayām āsashowed
  7. lokamthe planet, Vaikuṇṭha
  8. svamHis own
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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 10.28

    In this verse: “material”

  • Jñāna · Spiritual insight

    Inquiry, revelation and discrimination between self and matter. · Theme in SB 10.28

    In this verse: “absolute truth”

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

How does this verse deepen your understanding of the Absolute Truth as a person with an eternal home?

Practice

Reflect for one minute on the Lord’s mercy in revealing His abode beyond material darkness.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Merciful Lord Reveals His AbodeThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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