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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 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā
10.41.1610.41.18

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.41.17

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.41.17inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीभगवानुवाच

आयास्ये भवतो गेहमहमार्यसमन्वित: ।

यदुचक्रद्रुहं हत्वा वितरिष्ये सुहृत्प्रियम् ॥ १७ ॥

śrī-bhagavān uvāca

āyāsye bhavato geham

aham arya-samanvitaḥ

yadu-cakra-druhaṁ hatvā

vitariṣye suhṛt-priyam

Translation

The Supreme Lord said: I will come to Your house with My elder brother, but first I must satisfy My friends and well-wishers by killing the enemy of the Yadu clan.

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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 First Protects His Well-Wishers

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa promises to visit Akrūra’s house with His elder brother.

  2. 2

    First, He must kill Kaṁsa, the enemy of the Yadus, and thereby satisfy His friends and well-wishers.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that Kṛṣṇa thus confirms Akrūra’s praise of Him as the best of the Yadus.

Key points from the purport
  • Akrūra glorified Kṛṣṇa in text 16 as yadūttama, “the best of the Yadus.”
  • Śrī Kṛṣṇa here confirms this by saying, in effect, “Since I am the best of the Yadus, I must kill the enemy of the Yadus, Kaṁsa, and then I will come to your house.”

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

Anxiety and conflict → Liberation and joy. Heroic victory is complicated by separation from Vraja.

Chapters 39–45 of Canto 10: Mathurā, Kaṁsa and reunion with parents. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 41: Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma Enter Mathurā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Akrūra unhappily bid the Lord goodbye, went to King Kaṁsa to inform him that Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma had come, and went home. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma took the cowherd boys with Them to see the splendorous city.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.41
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-bhagavān uvācathe Supreme Lord said
  2. āyāsyewill come
  3. bhavataḥto your
  4. gehamhouse
  5. ahamI
  6. āryaby My elder (brother, Balarāma)
  7. samanvitaḥaccompanied
  8. yadu-cakraof the circle of Yadus
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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

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.41

    In this verse: “friends”

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

Can I respect the Lord’s purposes when my own desired service must wait?

Practice

When a devotional wish cannot be fulfilled today, recall Kṛṣṇa’s promise to Akrūra and offer a brief prayer for patience.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord First Protects His Well-WishersThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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