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  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
10.6.22-2310.6.25-26

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.6.24

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

इन्द्रियाणि हृषीकेश: प्राणान् नारायणोऽवतु ।

श्वेतद्वीपपतिश्चित्तं मनो योगेश्वरोऽवतु ॥ २४ ॥

indriyāṇi hṛṣīkeśaḥ

prāṇān nārāyaṇo ’vatu

śvetadvīpa-patiś cittaṁ

mano yogeśvaro ’vatu

Translation

May Hṛṣīkeśa protect Your senses, and Nārāyaṇa Your life air. May the master of Śvetadvīpa protect the core of Your heart, and may Lord Yogeśvara protect Your mind.

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This verse has no purport; its meaning is explained by the verses around it.

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Understand it

Three study points drawn from the translation and purport.

Protection for Senses, Heart and Mind

  1. 1

    The prayer asks Hṛṣīkeśa to protect the senses and Nārāyaṇa to protect the life air.

  2. 2

    It asks the master of Śvetadvīpa to protect the core of the heart.

  3. 3

    It asks Lord Yogeśvara to protect the mind. The prayer includes both the senses and the inner life.

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:

Ultimately, although Pūtanā had desired to kill Kṛṣṇa, she attained the Lord’s abode. From this incident we gain the instruction that if one is attached to Kṛṣṇa somehow or other, even as an enemy, one ultimately attains success.
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. indriyāṇiall the senses
  2. hṛṣīkeśaḥLord Hṛṣīkeśa, the proprietor of all the senses
  3. prāṇānall kinds of life air
  4. nārāyaṇaḥLord Nārāyaṇa
  5. avatumay He give protection
  6. śvetadvīpa-patiḥthe master of Śvetadvīpa, Viṣṇu
  7. cittamthe core of the heart
  8. manaḥthe mind
  9. yogeśvaraḥLord Yogeśvara
  10. avatumay He give protection
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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 10.6

    In this verse: “protect”

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

Which request—for protection of the senses, life air, heart or mind—draws your attention most today?

Practice

Slowly read the four requests in this verse, pausing briefly after each one.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayProtection for Senses, Heart and MindThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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