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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 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga
10.64.2610.64.29

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Texts 10.64.27-28

Īśānukathā· The Lord and His devotees
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Yamarājasince 10.64.23inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

देवदेव जगन्नाथ गोविन्द पुरुषोत्तम ।

नारायण हृषीकेश पुण्यश्लोकाच्युताव्यय ॥ २७ ॥

अनुजानीहि मां कृष्ण यान्तं देवगतिं प्रभो ।

यत्र क्व‍ापि सतश्चेतो भूयान्मे त्वत्पदास्पदम् ॥ २८ ॥

deva-deva jagan-nātha

govinda puruṣottama

nārāyaṇa hṛṣīkeśa

puṇya-ślokācyutāvyaya

anujānīhi māṁ kṛṣṇa

yāntaṁ deva-gatiṁ prabho

yatra kvāpi sataś ceto

bhūyān me tvat-padāspadam

Translation

O Devadeva, Jagannātha, Govinda, Puruṣottama, Nārāyaṇa, Hṛṣīkeśa, Puṇyaśloka, Acyuta, Avyaya! O Kṛṣṇa, please permit me to depart for the world of the demigods. Wherever I live, O master, may my mind always take shelter of Your feet.

Read the purport on Vedabase.io

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.

Take Shelter of Kṛṣṇa Wherever You Live

  1. 1

    Receiving the Lord’s mercy strengthens Nṛga’s faith and brings him to the status of servitude. He glorifies the Lord by chanting His names before asking permission to leave.

  2. 2

    His prayer asks Kṛṣṇa, the supreme form of Godhead, to be his master and support. He also asks that his senses become the Lord’s own.

  3. 3

    Although departing for the world of the demigods, Nṛga prays that his mind may always take shelter of Kṛṣṇa’s feet. He asks that the Lord never be lost to his mind.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Viśvanātha Cakravartī comments as follows on this verse: His faith emboldened upon receiving the Lord’s mercy and thus attaining the status of servitude, King Nṛga properly glorifies the Lord by chanting His names and then asks the Lord’s permission to take his leave.
  • The spirit of his prayer is as follows: “You are Devadeva, God even of the gods, and Jagannātha, the master of the universe, so please be my master.
  • O Acyuta, please never be lost to my mind.

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

Conflict and affection → Devotional wonder. Divine intimacy coexists with royal duties.

Chapters 60–69 of Canto 10: Palace life, family bonds and heroic protection. An editorial reading of the story's mood, not the text itself. See the emotional arc

Further reading

Chapter 64: The Deliverance of King Nṛga

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

After quarreling for some time they approached me, and I implored them to each take one hundred thousand cows in exchange for that one cow, and to please forgive me for the offense I had unknowingly committed. But neither brāhmaṇa would accept my proposal, and the matter remained unsettled.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.64
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. deva-devaO Lord of lords
  2. jagatof the universe
  3. nāthaO master
  4. go-vindaO Lord of the cows
  5. puruṣa-uttamaO Supreme Personality
  6. nārāyaṇaO foundation of all living beings
  7. hṛṣīkeśaO master of the senses
  8. puṇya-ślokaO You who are glorified in transcendental poetry
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Key ideas in this verse

The subject this verse serves and the themes it speaks of.

  • Īśānukathā · The science of God

    Who is the Lord, and how do His devotees live? · Subject 7 of 10

  • Kīrtana · Hearing and chanting

    Remembering the Lord through sacred sound. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “chanting”, “glorifies”

  • Śaraṇāgati · Wholehearted surrender

    Relinquishing ownership while entrusting oneself to the Lord. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “shelter”

  • Kṛpā · Divine mercy

    Grace received beyond material calculations. · Theme in SB 10.64

    In this verse: “mercy”

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

Whatever my circumstances, how can I keep my mind sheltered at Kṛṣṇa’s feet?

Practice

Slowly say “Govinda” and “Hṛṣīkeśa,” then ask Kṛṣṇa to accept your senses in His service today.

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The story around it

The story this chapter belongs to.

Live this todayTake Shelter of Kṛṣṇa Wherever You LiveThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

Study points are short summaries, not the translation. Confirm them in the original text and purport on Vedabase.

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