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Canto 10 · The Summum Bonum · 90 chapters

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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 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.50.13-14

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection

पश्यार्य व्यसनं प्राप्तं यदूनां त्वावतां प्रभो ।

एष ते रथ आयातो दयितान्यायुधानि च ॥ १३ ॥

एतदर्थं हि नौ जन्म साधूनामीश शर्मकृत् ।

त्रयोविंशत्यनीकाख्यं भूमेर्भारमपाकुरु ॥ १४ ॥

paśyārya vyasanaṁ prāptaṁ

yadūnāṁ tvāvatāṁ prabho

eṣa te ratha āyāto

dayitāny āyudhāni ca

etad-arthaṁ hi nau janma

sādhūnām īśa śarma-kṛt

trayo-viṁśaty-anīkākhyaṁ

bhūmer bhāram apākuru

Translation

[The Supreme Lord said:] My respected elder brother, see this danger which has beset Your dependents, the Yadus! And see, dear master, how Your personal chariot and favorite weapons have come before You. The purpose for which We have taken birth, My Lord, is to secure the welfare of Our devotees. Please now remove from the earth the burden of these twenty-three armies.

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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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Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

The Lord Secures His Devotees’ Welfare

  1. 1

    The Supreme Lord draws His elder brother’s attention to the danger facing the Yadus, who are under His protection.

  2. 2

    He points out that His brother’s personal chariot and favorite weapons have arrived.

  3. 3

    The Lord declares that Their purpose in taking birth is to secure Their devotees’ welfare. He asks His brother to remove the burden of twenty-three armies.

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