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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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda
10.51.4110.51.43

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.51.42

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:The Supreme Lordsince 10.51.36inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

सोऽहं तवानुग्रहार्थं गुहामेतामुपागत: ।

प्रार्थित: प्रचुरं पूर्वं त्वयाहं भक्तवत्सल: ॥ ४२ ॥

so ’haṁ tavānugrahārthaṁ

guhām etām upāgataḥ

prārthitaḥ pracuraṁ pūrvaṁ

tvayāhaṁ bhakta-vatsalaḥ

Translation

Since in the past you repeatedly prayed to Me, I have personally come to this cave to show you mercy, for I am affectionately inclined to My devotees.

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 Affectionately Answers His Devotee’s Prayers

  1. 1

    Mucukunda was a devotee of the Supreme Lord and had repeatedly prayed for His association.

  2. 2

    Śrī Kṛṣṇa personally came to the cave to show Mucukunda mercy, granting his fervent request.

  3. 3

    The Lord explains that He is affectionately inclined to His devotees.

Key points from the purport
  • It is apparent from this verse that Mucukunda was a devotee of the Supreme Lord.
  • He had prayed for the Lord’s association, and now Śrī Kṛṣṇa granted his fervent request.

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 51: The Deliverance of Mucukunda

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Pleased at this request, the Lord said to Mucukunda, “My devotees are never enticed by material benedictions offered to them; only nondevotees, namely yogīs and speculative philosophers, are interested in material benedictions, having mundane desires in their hearts. My dear Mucukunda, you will have perpetual devotion for Me.
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. saḥthat same person
  2. ahamI
  3. tavayour
  4. anugrahaof the favoring
  5. arthamfor the sake
  6. guhāmcave
  7. etāmthis
  8. upāgataḥapproached
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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

  • Bhakti · Devotion and loving service

    How devotion reorganizes desire and action. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “devotees”, “devotee”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.51

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

Do my prayers express a sincere desire for the Lord’s association?

Practice

Offer a brief, sincere prayer asking for Kṛṣṇa’s association.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Affectionately Answers His Devotee’s PrayersThis 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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