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Canto 10 · Chapter 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.1410.51.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.15

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.51.14inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

स याचित: सुरगणैरिन्द्राद्यैरात्मरक्षणे ।

असुरेभ्य: परित्रस्तैस्तद्रक्षां सोऽकरोच्चिरम् ॥ १५ ॥

sa yācitaḥ sura-gaṇair

indrādyair ātma-rakṣaṇe

asurebhyaḥ paritrastais

tad-rakṣāṁ so ’karoc ciram

Translation

Begged by Indra and the other demigods to help protect them when they were terrorized by the demons, Mucukunda defended them for a long time.

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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.

Mucukunda Gives Steadfast Protection

  1. 1

    Indra and the other demigods were terrorized by the demons.

  2. 2

    They begged Mucukunda to help protect them.

  3. 3

    Mucukunda responded by defending them for a long time.

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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Previously, he had spent many long years helping to protect the demigods from the demons. When the demigods had eventually obtained Kārttikeya as their protector, they allowed Mucukunda to retire, offering him any boon other than liberation, which only Lord Viṣṇu can bestow.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.51
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. saḥhe
  2. yācitaḥrequested
  3. sura-gaṇaiḥby the demigods
  4. indra-ādyaiḥheaded by Lord Indra
  5. ātmatheir own
  6. rakṣaṇefor protection
  7. asurebhyaḥof the demons
  8. paritrastaiḥwho were terrified
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Key ideas in this verse

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

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “protect”

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

Am I willing to offer steady help rather than only a brief response?

Practice

Follow up with someone who has asked for help, and complete one small act of support.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayMucukunda Gives Steadfast ProtectionThis 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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