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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 6: The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā
10.5.3210.6.2

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.6.1

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.6.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

श्रीशुक उवाच

नन्द: पथि वच: शौरेर्न मृषेति विचिन्तयन् ।

हरिं जगाम शरणमुत्पातागमशङ्कित: ॥ १ ॥

śrī-śuka uvāca

nandaḥ pathi vacaḥ śaurer

na mṛṣeti vicintayan

hariṁ jagāma śaraṇam

utpātāgama-śaṅkitaḥ

Translation

Śukadeva Gosvāmī continued: My dear King, while Nanda Mahārāja was on the way home, he considered that what Vasudeva had said could not be false or useless. There must have been some danger of disturbances in Gokula. As Nanda Mahārāja thought about the danger for his beautiful son, Kṛṣṇa, he was afraid, and he took shelter at the lotus feet of the supreme controller.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Take Shelter of the Lord in Danger

  1. 1

    Nanda Mahārāja took Vasudeva’s warning seriously. Fearing danger for Kṛṣṇa, he took shelter at the lotus feet of the supreme controller.

  2. 2

    Whenever there is danger, the pure devotee thinks of the protection and shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.

  3. 3

    In this material world there is danger at every step. Therefore a devotee takes shelter of the Lord at every step.

Key points from the purport
  • Whenever there is danger, the pure devotee thinks of the protection and shelter of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
  • In this material world there is danger at every step (padaṁ padaṁ yad vipadām).
  • Therefore a devotee has no other recourse than to take shelter of the Lord at every step.

Śrīla Prabhupāda's own sentences, chosen from the purport as its central points. Read the full purport on Vedabase to see them in place.

Connected verses· 1

The purport of SB 10.6.1 quotesBG 9.33

This is also advised in Bhagavad-gītā (9.33): anityam asukhaṁ lokam imaṁ prāpya bhajasva mām.

Each link is a verse the purport itself quotes, or a purport elsewhere that quotes this verse, shown with the purport's own words.

How it feels

Worry and play → Parental tenderness. The Supreme becomes the beloved child of His devotees.

Chapters 5–11 of Canto 10: Gokula, Yaśodā and the infant Lord. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 6: The Killing of the Demon Pūtanā

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

While Nanda Mahārāja, the King of Vraja, was thinking about Vasudeva’s words concerning disturbances in Gokula, he was a little afraid and sought shelter at the lotus feet of Śrī Hari. Meanwhile, Kaṁsa sent to the village of Gokula a Rākṣasī named Pūtanā, who was wandering here and there killing small babies.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.6
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. śrī-śukaḥ uvācaŚrī Śukadeva Gosvāmī said
  2. nandaḥNanda Mahārāja
  3. pathion his way back home
  4. vacaḥthe words
  5. śaureḥof Vasudeva
  6. nanot
  7. mṛṣāwithout purpose or cause
  8. itithus
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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

  • Abhaya · Fearlessness

    Steadiness through faith amid danger and death. · Theme in SB 10.6

    In this verse: “afraid”, “danger”, “fearing”

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.6

    In this verse: “nanda”

  • Rāja-dharma · Devotional leadership

    Serving and protecting through responsibility. · Theme in SB 10.6

    In this verse: “king”

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 you feel afraid, how can you remember to seek the Lord’s shelter?

Practice

Today, bring one worry before the Lord in a short prayer for shelter.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTake Shelter of the Lord in DangerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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