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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 49: Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura
10.49.1010.49.12

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.49.11

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Queen Kuntīsince 10.49.8inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

कृष्ण कृष्ण महायोगिन् विश्वात्मन् विश्वभावन ।

प्रपन्नां पाहि गोविन्द शिशुभिश्चावसीदतीम् ॥ ११ ॥

kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇa mahā-yogin

viśvātman viśva-bhāvana

prapannāṁ pāhi govinda

śiśubhiś cāvasīdatīm

Translation

Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa! O great yogi! O Supreme Soul and protector of the universe! O Govinda! Please protect me, who have surrendered to You. I and my sons are being overwhelmed by trouble.

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.

Trouble Can Deepen Shelter in Kṛṣṇa

  1. 1

    Kuntī called upon Kṛṣṇa as the great yogi, Supreme Soul and protector of the universe. Since He maintains the entire universe, she trusted that He could protect her family.

  2. 2

    Overwhelmed and exhausted by troubles, Kuntīdevī helplessly took shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa. She asked Him to protect her and her children.

  3. 3

    The purport explains that Kuntī regarded these troubles as a blessing because they forced her to remain intensely Kṛṣṇa conscious.

Key points from the purport
  • The word avasīdatīm indicates that Kuntīdevī was overwhelmed by troubles; thus exhausted, she was helplessly taking shelter of Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
  • In her prayers in the First Canto of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, Kuntī admits that all these troubles were actually a blessing, for they forced her to always be intensely Kṛṣṇa conscious.

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 49: Akrūra’s Mission in Hastināpura

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Seeing all equally, which is the religious duty of kings, you should protect all your subjects and personal relations. By such fair behavior you will gain all fame and good fortune.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.49
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. kṛṣṇa kṛṣṇaO Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa
  2. mahā-yoginpossessor of the greatest spiritual power
  3. viśva-ātmanO Supreme Soul of the universe
  4. viśva-bhāvanaO protector of the universe
  5. prapannāma surrendered lady
  6. pāhiplease protect
  7. govindaO Govinda
  8. śiśubhiḥalong with my children
  9. caand
  10. avasīdatīmwho am sinking down in distress
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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

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.49

    In this verse: “surrendered”, “shelter”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.49

    In this verse: “protector”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.49

    In this verse: “blessing”

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 might a present difficulty become an occasion to take deeper shelter of Kṛṣṇa?

Practice

Turn one worry into a simple prayer: “Kṛṣṇa, please protect me and help me take shelter of You.”

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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 10.49's connections

Live this todayTrouble Can Deepen Shelter in KṛṣṇaThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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