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Canto 10 · Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.5510.50.57

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.56

Āśraya· The supreme shelter
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.50.20inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

यद् यद् भगवता दत्तमाधिपत्यं स्वसिद्धये ।

सर्वं प्रत्यर्पयामासुर्हरौ भूमिगते नृप ॥ ५६ ॥

yad yad bhagavatā dattam

ādhipatyaṁ sva-siddhaye

sarvaṁ pratyarpayām āsur

harau bhūmi-gate nṛpa

Translation

The Supreme Lord having come to the earth, O King, these demigods now offered Him whatever powers of control He had previously delegated to them for the exercise of their particular authority.

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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.

All Authority Comes from the Supreme Lord

  1. 1

    Kṛṣṇa is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. The demigods’ powers of control had previously been given to them by Him.

  2. 2

    The Lord delegated these powers so that each demigod could exercise a particular authority.

  3. 3

    When the Supreme Lord came to earth, the demigods offered all these powers back to Him.

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:

The various demigods, headed by Indra, each offered as tribute to Lord Kṛṣṇa the same opulences they had originally obtained from Him to establish their positions of authority. Once He saw His subjects safely settled, Lord Śrī Kṛṣṇa took permission from Lord Baladeva and went out of Mathurā unarmed.
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. yat yatwhatever
  2. bhagavatāby the Supreme Lord
  3. dattamgiven
  4. ādhipatyamdelegated power of control
  5. svatheir own
  6. siddhayefor facilitating the exercise of authority
  7. sarvamall
  8. pratyarpayām āsuḥthey offered back
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Āśraya · The summum bonum

    Who is the shelter of everything? · Subject 10 of 10

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “king”

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 would seeing your abilities as entrusted gifts change the way you use them?

Practice

Before using one ability today, pause and offer its use to Kṛṣṇa in devotional service.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayAll Authority Comes from the Supreme LordThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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