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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
10.45.4910.46.1

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.45.50

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

समनन्दन् प्रजा: सर्वा द‍ृष्ट्वा रामजनार्दनौ ।

अपश्यन्त्यो बह्वहानि नष्टलब्धधना इव ॥ ५० ॥

samanandan prajāḥ sarvā

dṛṣṭvā rāma-janārdanau

apaśyantyo bahv ahāni

naṣṭa-labdha-dhanā iva

Translation

All the citizens rejoiced upon seeing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma, whom they had not seen for many days. The people felt just like those who have lost their wealth and then regained it.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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 Joy of Seeing Kṛṣṇa Again

  1. 1

    All the citizens rejoice upon seeing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma. Their return brings happiness to the whole community.

  2. 2

    The citizens have not seen Them for many days. Seeing Them again ends that absence.

  3. 3

    Their joy is compared to recovering lost wealth. This comparison shows how precious Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma are to them.

Key points from the purport
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Forty-fifth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Kṛṣṇa Rescues His Teacher’s Son.”

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 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. samanandanrejoiced
  2. prajāḥthe citizens
  3. sarvāḥall
  4. dṛṣṭvāseeing
  5. rāma-janārdanauBalarāma and Kṛṣṇa
  6. apaśyantyaḥnot having seen
  7. bahufor many
  8. ahānidays
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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

  • Moha · Material attachment

    The pull of ego, desire and impermanent relationships. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “wealth”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “citizens”

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.45

    In this verse: “absence”

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 does the citizens’ joy teach me about valuing Kṛṣṇa and Balarāma?

Practice

Read this translation slowly once more, reflecting on the joy of regaining something precious.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Joy of Seeing Kṛṣṇa AgainThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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