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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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son
10.45.2510.45.27

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.26

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Lord Balarāmasince 10.45.21inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अथ शूरसुतो राजन् पुत्रयो: समकारयत् ।

पुरोधसा ब्राह्मणैश्च यथावद् द्विजसंस्कृतिम् ॥ २६ ॥

atha śūra-suto rājan

putrayoḥ samakārayat

purodhasā brāhmaṇaiś ca

yathāvad dvija-saṁskṛtim

Translation

My dear King, then Vasudeva, the son of Śūrasena, arranged for a priest and other brāhmaṇas to perform his two sons’ second-birth initiation.

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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.

Vasudeva Arranges His Sons’ Initiation

  1. 1

    Vasudeva, the son of Śūrasena, arranges his two sons’ second-birth initiation.

  2. 2

    A priest and other brāhmaṇas perform the initiation.

  3. 3

    The verse shows Vasudeva taking care to arrange this spiritual ceremony for his sons.

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 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Next Vasudeva had his priests perform his sons’ ritual of second birth. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma then went to Garga Muni to take the vow of brahmacarya, celibacy.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.45
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. athathen
  2. śūra-sutaḥthe son of Śūrasena (Vasudeva)
  3. rājanO King (Parīkṣit)
  4. putrayoḥof his two sons
  5. samakārayathad performed
  6. purodhasāby a priest
  7. brāhmaṇaiḥby brāhmaṇas
  8. caand
  9. yathā-vatproperly
  10. dvija-saṁskṛtimsecond-birth initiation
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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

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “king”

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

What do you notice about Vasudeva’s care for his sons’ spiritual initiation?

Practice

Write one sentence describing Vasudeva’s role in arranging this ceremony.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayVasudeva Arranges His Sons’ InitiationThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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