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How to study this verse, in six steps

1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
2Read the word meanings. Go through each Sanskrit word and its meaning.
3Find the meaning yourself. Before the translation, piece the meaning together from the words.
4Read the translation. Ask: what is the Lord teaching here, and how does it apply to my life?
5Read the purport slowly. Read it two or three times. Don't rush.
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

10.45.38 10.45.40

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.39

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

Who is speaking and story frame

Speaking:The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇasince 10.45.39inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तमाह भगवानाशु गुरुपुत्र: प्रदीयताम् ।

योऽसाविह त्वया ग्रस्तो बालको महतोर्मिणा ॥ ३९ ॥

tam āha bhagavān āśu

guru-putraḥ pradīyatām

yo ’sāv iha tvayā grasto

bālako mahatormiṇā

Translation

The Supreme Lord Kṛṣṇa addressed the lord of the ocean: Let the son of My guru be presented at once — the one you seized here with your mighty waves.

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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.

Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Supreme Lord Serves His Guru

1
Kṛṣṇa is identified as the Supreme Lord, yet He speaks of His spiritual master.
2
He directly addressed the lord of the ocean about the boy seized there by mighty waves.
3
Kṛṣṇa commanded that His guru’s son be presented at once. His words show His determination to fulfill His teacher’s request.

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

Chapter 45: Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma then returned to Their spiritual master and presented him with his son, requesting him to choose yet another favor. But Sāndīpani Muni replied that by having obtained disciples such as Them, all his desires were fulfilled.

Read the whole chapter summary Back to this verse in chapter 10.45