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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 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana
10.65.210.65.4-6

Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam · Text 10.65.3

Poṣaṇa· The Lord's protection
Who is speaking and story frame
Speaking:Śukadeva Gosvāmīsince 10.65.1inside 2 frames: Sūta Gosvāmī → the sages at NaimiṣāraṇyaŚukadeva Gosvāmī → King Parīkṣit

चिरं न: पाहि दाशार्ह सानुजो जगदीश्वर: ।

इत्यारोप्याङ्कमालिङ्‍ग्य नेत्रै: सिषिचतुर्जलै: ॥ ३ ॥

ciraṁ naḥ pāhi dāśārha

sānujo jagad-īśvaraḥ

ity āropyāṅkam āliṅgya

netraiḥ siṣicatur jalaiḥ

Translation

[Nanda and Yaśodā prayed,] “O descendant of Daśārha, O Lord of the universe, may You and Your younger brother Kṛṣṇa ever protect us.” Saying this, they raised Śrī Balarāma onto their laps, embraced Him and moistened Him with tears from their eyes.

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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.

Parental Love Includes Respect and Prayer

  1. 1

    Nanda and Yaśodā prayed that Balarāma and His younger brother Kṛṣṇa would always protect them.

  2. 2

    Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī explains that their prayer expressed respect for Balarāma as the elder brother.

  3. 3

    They also showed how much they considered Him their own son. They raised Him onto their laps, embraced Him and wet Him with their tears.

Key points from the purport
  • Śrīla Jīva Gosvāmī comments on this verse as follows: “Nanda and Yaśodā prayed to Śrī Balarāma, ‘May You, along with Your younger brother, protect us.’
  • Thus they expressed their respect for the fact that He is the elder brother, and they also showed how much they considered Him their own son.”

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 65: Lord Balarāma Visits Vṛndāvana

From the chapter summary, the lines nearest this verse:

When He arrived there, the elder gopīs and Lord Kṛṣṇa’s parents, Nanda and Yaśodā, who had all been in great anxiety for a long time, embraced Him and blessed Him. Lord Balarāma offered appropriate respects and greetings to each of His worshipable elders according to age, friendship and family relation.
Read the whole chapter summaryBack to this verse in chapter 10.65
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Word for word

Learn the Sanskrit words of the verse.

  1. ciramfor a long time
  2. naḥus
  3. pāhiplease protect
  4. dāśārhaO descendant of Daśārha
  5. satogether with
  6. anujaḥYour younger brother
  7. jagatof the universe
  8. īśvaraḥthe Lord
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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

  • Vātsalya · Parental affection

    Affection and protective concern for the Lord as a child. · Theme in SB 10.65

    In this verse: “yaśodā”, “nanda”

  • Rakṣā · Divine protection

    Protection of devotees through the Lord’s intervention. · Theme in SB 10.65

    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

How do Nanda and Yaśodā express both respect and close affection?

Practice

Offer a brief prayer asking Balarāma and Kṛṣṇa for protection.

Live this todayParental Love Includes Respect and PrayerThis verse's lesson: one practice and one question for today

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