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  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 50: Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā
10.50.5610.51.1-6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.50.57

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

तत्र योगप्रभावेन नीत्वा सर्वजनं हरि: ।

प्रजापालेन रामेण कृष्ण: समनुमन्त्रित: ।

निर्जगाम पुरद्वारात् पद्ममाली निरायुध: ॥ ५७ ॥

tatra yoga-prabhāvena

nītvā sarva-janaṁ hariḥ

prajā-pālena rāmeṇa

kṛṣṇaḥ samanumantritaḥ

nirjagāma pura-dvārāt

padma-mālī nirāyudhaḥ

Translation

After transporting all His subjects to the new city by the power of His mystic Yoga-māyā, Lord Kṛṣṇa consulted with Lord Balarāma, who had remained in Mathurā to protect it. Then, wearing a garland of lotuses but bearing no weapons, Lord Kṛṣṇa went out of Mathurā by its main gate.

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.

Kṛṣṇa Transports His Subjects by Yoga-māyā

  1. 1

    Through His mystic Yoga-māyā, Lord Kṛṣṇa transported all His subjects to the new city. The purport explains that He moved them from Mathurā to Dvārakā while they slept in the middle of the night.

  2. 2

    When the citizens awoke, they were amazed to find themselves with their children and wives inside golden palaces.

  3. 3

    Kṛṣṇa consulted with Lord Balarāma, who had remained in Mathurā to protect it. Wearing a lotus garland and carrying no weapons, Kṛṣṇa then left through the city’s main gate.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī quotes the following verses from Śrī Padma Purāṇa, Uttara-khaṇḍa, to describe how Lord Kṛṣṇa transferred the citizens from Mathurā to Dvārakā:
  • Thus end the purports of the humble servants of His Divine Grace A.C.
  • Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda to the Tenth Canto, Fiftieth Chapter, of the Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam, entitled “Kṛṣṇa Establishes the City of Dvārakā.”

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

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:

Therefore the Lord constructed a wonderful city within the sea as a safe haven for the Yādavas; then He brought them all there by His mystic power. This city was fully populated with members of all four social orders, and within it no one felt the pangs of thirst and hunger.
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. tatrathere
  2. yogaof His mystic potency
  3. prabhāvenaby the power
  4. nītvābringing
  5. sarvaall
  6. janamHis subjects
  7. hariḥLord Kṛṣṇa
  8. prajāof the citizens
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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

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “protect”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “citizens”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.50

    In this verse: “children”

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

What stands out to you about Kṛṣṇa’s care for His subjects?

Practice

Spend a minute remembering Kṛṣṇa’s care for the sleeping citizens, and offer Him a short prayer of gratitude.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Transports His Subjects by Yoga-māyāThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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