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Canto 10 · Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.4610.50.48

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.47

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.50.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

आवयो: युध्यतोरस्य यद्यागन्ता जरासुत: ।

बन्धून् हनिष्यत्यथवा नेष्यते स्वपुरं बली ॥ ४७ ॥

āvayoḥ yudhyator asya

yady āgantā jarā-sutaḥ

bandhūn haniṣyaty atha vā

neṣyate sva-puraṁ balī

Translation

“If powerful Jarāsandha comes while We two are busy fighting Kālayavana, Jarāsandha may kill Our relatives or else take them away to his capital.

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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.

Kṛṣṇa Considers His Relatives’ Safety

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa considered what could happen while He and Balarāma were occupied fighting Kālayavana.

  2. 2

    Powerful Jarāsandha might arrive during that battle and kill Their relatives.

  3. 3

    He might instead take Their relatives away to his own capital. Kṛṣṇa’s consideration included both dangers.

How it feels

Yearning and danger → Marriage and reciprocity. A wider range of divine relationships appears.

Chapters 50–59 of Canto 10: Dvārakā, Rukmiṇī and royal rescues. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

With thirty million soldiers Kālayavana laid siege to the Yādava capital. Lord Kṛṣṇa looked upon this attack with concern, for He knew that with Jarāsandha’s arrival imminent, there was a serious danger that the simultaneous attack of these two enemies might endanger the Yādavas.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.50
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. āvayoḥthe two of Us
  2. yudhyatoḥwhile fighting
  3. asyawith him (Kālayavana)
  4. yadiif
  5. āgantācomes
  6. jarā-sutaḥthe son of Jarā
  7. bandhūnOur relatives
  8. haniṣyatihe will kill
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “dangers”

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

When I am absorbed in a difficult task, do I consider how others may be affected?

Practice

Check whether someone in your care needs help before you begin a demanding task today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Considers His Relatives’ SafetyThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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