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How to study this verse, in six steps
  1. 1Chant the verse. Say the Sanskrit slowly and carefully.
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  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.
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Canto 10 · Chapter 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī
10.54.1410.54.16

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.54.15

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Jarāsandhasince 10.54.11inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

अधुनापि वयं सर्वे वीरयूथपयूथपा: ।

पराजिता: फल्गुतन्त्रैर्यदुभि: कृष्णपालितै: ॥ १५ ॥

adhunāpi vayaṁ sarve

vīra-yūthapa-yūthapāḥ

parājitāḥ phalgu-tantrair

yadubhiḥ kṛṣṇa-pālitaiḥ

Translation

And now all of us, great commanders of military leaders, have been defeated by the Yadus and their small entourage, who are protected by Kṛṣṇa.

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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 Protects the Yadus

  1. 1

    Jarāsandha acknowledges that all of them have been defeated, despite being great commanders of military leaders.

  2. 2

    The victorious Yadus have only a small entourage.

  3. 3

    The Yadus are protected by Kṛṣṇa. Their victory contrasts with their opponents' greater military strength.

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 54: The Marriage of Kṛṣṇa and Rukmiṇī

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Time now favors the Yādavas, so they have defeated you with only a small army, but in the future time will favor you, and you will surely conquer them.” Consoled in this way, Śiśupāla took his followers and returned to his kingdom.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.54
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. adhunānow
  2. apieven
  3. vayamwe
  4. sarveall
  5. vīraof heroes
  6. yūtha-paof the leaders
  7. yūtha-pāḥthe leaders
  8. parājitāḥdefeated
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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 10.54

    In this verse: “protected”

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 does this contrast suggest about relying only on visible strength?

Practice

Offer a short prayer to Kṛṣṇa for protection, remembering the Yadus' small entourage.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayKṛṣṇa Protects the YadusThis 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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