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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
10.28.810.28.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.28.9

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

श्रीशुक उवाच

एवं प्रसादित: कृष्णो भगवानीश्वरेश्वर: । आदायागत्स्वपितरं बन्धूनां चावहन्मुदम् ॥ ९ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

evaṁ prasāditaḥ kṛṣṇo

bhagavān īśvareśvaraḥ

ādāyāgāt sva-pitaraṁ

bandhūnāṁ cāvahan mudam

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī said: Thus satisfied by Lord Varuṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa, the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord of lords, took His father and returned home, where their relatives were overjoyed to see them.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Is the Lord of Lords

  1. 1

    Satisfied by Varuṇa, Śrī Kṛṣṇa took His father and returned home. Their relatives were overjoyed to see them.

  2. 2

    This pastime demonstrates Kṛṣṇa’s position as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the Lord of all lords.

  3. 3

    Varuṇa, the powerful demigod of the seas, was happy to worship even Kṛṣṇa’s father. His respect for Kṛṣṇa Himself was greater still.

Key points from the purport
  • In this pastime, Lord Kṛṣṇa gives a sublime demonstration of His position as the Supreme Lord of all lords.
  • Varuṇa, the demigod of the seas, is most powerful, yet he was happy to worship even Lord Kṛṣṇa’s father, what to speak of Kṛṣṇa Himself.

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:

Nanda was amazed to see the influence Śrī Kṛṣṇa exerted in the court of Varuṇadeva, and after returning home he described his experiences to his friends and relatives. They all thought Kṛṣṇa must be the Supreme Personality of Godhead Himself and wanted to see His supreme abode.
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. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. evamthus
  3. prasāditaḥsatisfied
  4. kṛṣṇaḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  5. bhagavānthe Supreme Personality of Godhead
  6. īśvaraof all controllers
  7. īśvaraḥthe supreme controller
  8. ādāyataking
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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 10.28

    In this verse: “father”

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.28

    In this verse: “worship”

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 Varuṇa’s worship help me recognize Kṛṣṇa’s supreme position?

Practice

Offer a prayer of worship to Kṛṣṇa today, addressing Him as the Lord of lords.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Is the Lord of LordsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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