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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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 48: Kṛṣṇa Pleases His Devotees
10.48.3410.48.36

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.48.35

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.48.29inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

गच्छ जानीहि तद् वृत्तमधुना साध्वसाधु वा ।

विज्ञाय तद् विधास्यामो यथा शं सुहृदां भवेत् ॥ ३५ ॥

gaccha jānīhi tad-vṛttam

adhunā sādhv asādhu vā

vijñāya tad vidhāsyāmo

yathā śaṁ suhṛdāṁ bhavet

Translation

Go and see whether Dhṛtarāṣṭra is acting properly or not. When We find out, We will make the necessary arrangements to help Our dear friends.

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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.

Learn the Facts Before Helping

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa instructs His messenger to go and see how Dhṛtarāṣṭra is acting.

  2. 2

    He asks whether Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s conduct is proper or improper. The actual situation is to be learned before arrangements are made.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa promises to make the necessary arrangements to help His dear friends once He knows their circumstances.

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:

Lord Kṛṣṇa then praised Akrūra as a saint and purifier of the sinful, and He asked him to visit Hastināpura to find out how the Pāṇḍavas, deprived of their father, were faring. Finally, the Lord returned home, taking Balarāma and Uddhava with Him.
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. gacchago
  2. jānīhilearn
  3. tathis (Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s)
  4. vṛttamactivity
  5. adhunāat present
  6. sādhugood
  7. asādhuevil
  8. vāor
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Poṣaṇa · Protection by the Lord

    How does the Lord care for His devotees? · Subject 4 of 10

  • Sakhya · Sacred friendship

    The affection of companions and friends of the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.48

    In this verse: “friends”

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

Do I try to understand someone’s circumstances before deciding how to help?

Practice

Before offering help today, ask one question to understand what the person actually needs.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.48's connections

Live this todayLearn the Facts Before HelpingThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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