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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 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka
10.59.2410.59.26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.59.25

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Goddess Bhūmisince 10.59.25inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

भूमिरुवाच

नमस्ते देवदेवेश शङ्खचक्रगदाधर ।

भक्तेच्छोपात्तरूपाय परमात्मन् नमोऽस्तु ते ॥ २५ ॥

bhūmir uvāca

namas te deva-deveśa

śaṅkha-cakra-gadā-dhara

bhaktecchopātta-rūpāya

paramātman namo ’stu te

Translation

Goddess Bhūmi said: Obeisances unto You, O Lord of the chief demigods, O holder of the conchshell, disc and club. O Supreme Soul within the heart, You assume Your various forms to fulfill Your devotees’ desires. Obeisances unto You.

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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.

The Lord Responds to His Devotees

  1. 1

    Goddess Bhūmi offers obeisances to the Lord of the chief demigods. He holds the conchshell, disc and club.

  2. 2

    She addresses Him as the Supreme Soul within the heart. Her prayer recognizes His presence within.

  3. 3

    The Lord assumes various forms to fulfill His devotees’ desires. Bhūmi honors this loving relationship with repeated obeisances.

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 59: The Killing of the Demon Naraka

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

The infallible Supreme Lord manifested Himself in sixteen thousand one hundred separate forms and married each of the sixteen thousand one hundred brides in a different temple. He took up the required activities of household life just like an ordinary person, accepting various kinds of service from each of His many wives.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.59
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. bhūmiḥ uvācathe earth-goddess said
  2. namaḥobeisances
  3. teunto You
  4. deva-devaof the lords of the demigods
  5. īśaO Lord
  6. śaṅkhaof the conchshell
  7. cakradisc
  8. gadāand club
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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 10.59

    In this verse: “devotees’”

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 the Lord’s care for His devotees awaken in my heart?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer of respect to the Supreme Lord within your heart.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayThe Lord Responds to His DevoteesThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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