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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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses
10.58.810.58.10

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.58.9

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Queen Kuntīsince 10.58.9inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

तदैव कुशलं नोऽभूत् सनाथास्ते कृता वयम् ।

ज्ञतीन् न: स्मरता कृष्ण भ्राता मे प्रेषितस्त्वया ॥ ९ ॥

tadaiva kuśalaṁ no ’bhūt

sa-nāthās te kṛtā vayam

jñatīn naḥ smaratā kṛṣṇa

bhrātā me preṣitas tvayā

Translation

[Queen Kuntī said:] My dear Kṛṣṇa, our welfare was assured only when You remembered us, Your relatives, and gave us Your protection by sending my brother to visit us.

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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.

Kuntī Recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s Protection

  1. 1

    Kuntī told Kṛṣṇa that their welfare was assured only when He remembered them. She acknowledged their dependence on His protection.

  2. 2

    Kṛṣṇa had sent Kuntī’s brother to visit them. She recognized this visit as an expression of His protection.

  3. 3

    Although she addressed Kṛṣṇa as a relative, Kuntī credited Him with assuring their well-being.

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 58: Kṛṣṇa Marries Five Princesses

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

Lord Kṛṣṇa paid a visit to Queen Kuntī, and after He had offered her His respects, they inquired from each other about their family members. As Kuntīdevi recalled the various miseries Duryodhana had inflicted upon her and her sons, she remarked that Kṛṣṇa was their only protector.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.58
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. tadāat that time
  2. evaonly
  3. kuśalamwell-being
  4. naḥour
  5. abhūtarose
  6. sawith
  7. nāthāḥa protector
  8. teby You
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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 10.58

    In this verse: “protection”

  • Karuṇā · Compassion

    Concern for others expressed through bhakti. · Theme in SB 10.58

    In this verse: “welfare”

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 in Kuntī’s grateful recognition of Kṛṣṇa’s care?

Practice

Read Kuntī’s words aloud once, then offer a brief prayer of gratitude for Kṛṣṇa’s care.

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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 10.58's connections

Live this todayKuntī Recognizes Kṛṣṇa’s ProtectionThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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