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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 44: The Killing of Kaṁsa
10.44.4910.44.51

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.44.50

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.44.49inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

मातरं पितरं चैव मोचयित्वाथ बन्धनात् । कृष्णरामौ ववन्दाते शिरसा स्पृश्य पादयो: ॥ ५० ॥

mātaraṁ pitaraṁ caiva

mocayitvātha bandhanāt

kṛṣṇa-rāmau vavandāte

śirasā spṛśya pādayoḥ

Translation

Then Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma released Their mother and father from bondage and offered obeisances to them, touching their feet with Their heads.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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 and Balarāma Honor Their Parents

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma released Their mother and father from bondage.

  2. 2

    After freeing them, They offered obeisances to Their parents.

  3. 3

    They touched Their parents’ feet with Their heads, showing honor through a concrete gesture.

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 44: The Killing of Kaṁsa

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The Lord consoled the widows, had the funeral rites performed for Kaṁsa and his brothers and then released His mother and father from bondage. Kṛṣṇa offered obeisances at His parents’ feet, but they, now understanding Him to be the Supreme Personality of Godhead, did not embrace Him.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.44
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. mātaramTheir mother
  2. pitaramfather
  3. caand
  4. evaalso
  5. mocayitvāreleasing
  6. athathen
  7. bandhanātfrom their fetters
  8. kṛṣṇa-rāmauKṛṣṇa and Balarāma
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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 10.44

    In this verse: “mother”, “father”

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 can I express respect for my parents through action rather than words alone?

Practice

Do one small act of help for a parent today, or offer a respectful word of gratitude.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa and Balarāma Honor Their ParentsThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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