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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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
10.45.4710.45.49

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.48

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The spiritual mastersince 10.45.47inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गच्छतं स्वगृहं वीरौ कीर्तिर्वामस्तु पावनी ।

छन्दांस्ययातयामानि भवन्‍त्‍विह परत्र च ॥ ४८ ॥

gacchataṁ sva-gṛhaṁ vīrau

kīrtir vām astu pāvanī

chandāṁsy ayāta-yāmāni

bhavantv iha paratra ca

Translation

O heroes, now please return home. May Your fame sanctify the world, and may the Vedic hymns be ever fresh in Your minds, both in this life and the next.

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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.

Blessings for Purifying Fame and Lasting Learning

  1. 1

    The spiritual master calls the two Lords heroes and asks Them to return home.

  2. 2

    He blesses Their fame to sanctify the world. Their renown is presented as a source of purification.

  3. 3

    He wishes the Vedic hymns to remain ever fresh in Their minds, both in this life and the next.

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:

He thus instructed Them to return home. Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma traveled to Their home by chariot, and upon Their arrival all the citizens became unlimitedly ecstatic to see Them, just like persons who have regained a lost treasure.
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. gacchatamplease go
  2. sva-gṛhamto Your home
  3. vīrauO heroes
  4. kīrtiḥfame
  5. vāmYour
  6. astumay it be
  7. pāvanīpurifying
  8. chandāṁsiVedic hymns
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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

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “blesses”

  • Śuddhi · Inner transformation

    The reorientation of the heart toward service. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “purification”

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 keep sacred learning fresh rather than letting it fade from memory?

Practice

Reread this verse today and recall the spiritual master’s two blessings.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayBlessings for Purifying Fame and Lasting LearningThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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