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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.24

Who is speaking and story frame

स त्वं प्रभोऽद्य वसुदेवगृहेऽवतीर्ण:

स्वांशेन भारमपनेतुमिहासि भूमे: ।

अक्षौहिणीशतवधेन सुरेतरांश-

राज्ञाममुष्य च कुलस्य यशो वितन्वन् ॥ २४ ॥

sa tvam prabho ’dya vasudeva-gṛhe ’vatīrṇaḥ

svāṁśena bhāram apanetum ihāsi bhūmeḥ

akṣauhiṇī-śata-vadhena suretarāṁśa-

rājñām amuṣya ca kulasya yaśo vitanvan

Translation

You are that very same Supreme Person, my Lord, and You have now appeared in the home of Vasudeva with Your plenary portion. You have done this to relieve the earth’s burden by killing hundreds of armies led by kings who are expansions of the demigods’ enemies, and also to spread the fame of our dynasty.

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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 Supreme Person Relieves Earth's Burden

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the same Supreme Person who has now appeared in the home of Vasudeva with His plenary portion.

  2. 2

    He appears to relieve the earth's burden by killing hundreds of armies led by demoniac kings, and to spread the fame of His dynasty.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that these kings were expansions or incarnations of the enemies of the demigods. Their specific identities are explained in the Mahābhārata.

Key points from the purport
  • The term suretarāṁśa-rājñām indicates that the demoniac kings slain by Kṛṣṇa were in fact expansions or incarnations of the enemies of the demigods.
  • This fact is elaborately explained in the Mahābhārata, which reveals the specific identities of the demoniac kings.

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

Heartache → Unbroken remembrance. Love endures and deepens despite visible absence.

Chapters 46–49 of Canto 10: Uddhava, the gopīs and the Song of the Bee. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Śrī Kṛṣṇa next went to Akrūra’s house with Lord Baladeva and Uddhava. Akrūra honored the three of them by bowing down and presenting them with suitable sitting places.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.48
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥHe
  2. tvamYou
  3. prabhoO master
  4. adyanow
  5. vasudeva-gṛhein the home of Vasudeva
  6. avatīrṇaḥhave descended
  7. svawith Your own
  8. aṁśenadirect expansion (Lord Balarāma)
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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 10.48

    In this verse: “kings”

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 this verse help you understand about the purpose of Kṛṣṇa's appearance?

Practice

Take a moment today to acknowledge Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Person who acts to relieve the earth's burden.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Supreme Person Relieves Earth's BurdenThis 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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