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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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned
10.57.3010.57.32

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.57.31

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Kṛtavarmāsince 10.57.12-13inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

इत्यङ्गोपदिशन्त्येके विस्मृत्य प्रागुदाहृतम् ।

मुनिवासनिवासे किं घटेतारिष्टदर्शनम् ॥ ३१ ॥

ity aṅgopadiśanty eke

vismṛtya prāg udāhṛtam

muni-vāsa-nivāse kiṁ

ghaṭetāriṣṭa-darśanam

Translation

Some men proposed [that the troubles were due to Akrūra’s absence], but they had forgotten the glories of the Supreme Lord, which they themselves had so often described. Indeed, how can calamities occur in a place where the Personality of Godhead, the residence of all the sages, resides?

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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.

Remember the Supreme Lord’s Glories

  1. 1

    Some citizens attributed the troubles to Akrūra’s absence, forgetting the Supreme Lord’s glories that they had often described. The verse asks how calamities could occur where the Personality of Godhead resides.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī explains that Akrūra became famous in Benares for sacrifices on golden altars and abundant charity to the brāhmaṇas. Some citizens then gossiped that Kṛṣṇa had exiled him as a rival.

  3. 3

    To dispel this false stain on His reputation, Lord Kṛṣṇa created calamities that prompted the citizens to request Akrūra’s return. Kṛṣṇa then ordered his return; He was directing events, not helpless before them.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī provides the following insight on this verse: In Benares Akrūra became famous for performing sacrifices on golden altars and for his abundant charity to the brāhmaṇas.
  • When the citizens of Dvārakā heard about this, some of them gossiped that Kṛṣṇa, considering Akrūra a rival, had sent him into exile.
  • To dispel this new and incredible stain on His reputation, Lord Kṛṣṇa created various calamities in Dvārakā, thus inducing the citizens to call for Akrūra’s return, which the Lord then ordered.

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 57: Satrājit Murdered, the Jewel Returned

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Soon many kinds of disturbances — mental, physical and so on — began to afflict Dvārakā, and the citizens concluded that the cause of these troubles must be Akrūra’s exile. The city elders explained, “Once there was a drought in Benares, and the king of the region gave his daughter in marriage to Akrūra’s father, who was visiting Benares at the time.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.57
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. itithus
  2. aṅgamy dear (King Parīkṣit)
  3. upadiśantiwere proposing
  4. ekesome
  5. vismṛtyaforgetting
  6. prākpreviously
  7. udāhṛtamwhat had been described
  8. muniof sages
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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

  • Viraha · Longing in separation

    Love and remembrance experienced in apparent absence. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “absence”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.57

    In this verse: “citizens”

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

When I hear speculation about the Lord, do I remember His glories or forget them?

Practice

Pause today to remember Kṛṣṇa as the Supreme Personality of Godhead and renew your intention to serve Him.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

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Connected stories

Keep going: stories told elsewhere in the Bhāgavatam that this verse or its purport brings in.

Found where this verse or Śrīla Prabhupāda's purport names them. See all of chapter 10.57's connections

Live this todayRemember the Supreme Lord’s GloriesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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